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Masa Languages
The Masa languages are a group of closely related Chadic languages of southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon. Languages The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are: *North **Massa (Masana) **? Zumaya (†) **Musey–Azumeina *** Musey *** Azumeina (Marba) *South ** Mesmé **Peve–KaÉ—o *** Pévé *** Ngeté-Herdé The exonym ''Zime'' is used for the Herdé, Ngeté, Pévé, and Mesmé. Similarly, ''KaÉ—o'' is a generic name for the Peve–KaÉ—o languages, a couple of which are called ''Lamé'' as well. Shryock (1997) Shryock (1997: 32)Shryock, Aaron. 1997. The classification of the Masa group of languages. ''Studies in African Linguistics'' 26(1): 29‒62. subgroups the Masa languages as: * Zumaya *North: Masa ''Masa'' (or ''masa de maÃz'') (; ) is a maize dough that comes from ground nixtamalized corn. It is used for making corn tortillas, '' gorditas'', ''tamales'', '' pupusas'', and many other Latin American dishes. It is dried and powdered into ...; Musey; Mar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chad
Chad (; ar, تشاد , ; french: Tchad, ), officially the Republic of Chad, '; ) is a landlocked country at the crossroads of North and Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon to the southwest, Nigeria to the southwest (at Lake Chad), and Niger to the west. Chad has a population of 16 million, of which 1.6 million live in the capital and largest city of N'Djamena. Chad has several regions: a desert zone in the north, an arid Sahelian belt in the centre and a more fertile Sudanian Savanna zone in the south. Lake Chad, after which the country is named, is the second-largest wetland in Africa. Chad's official languages are Arabic and French. It is home to over 200 different ethnic and linguistic groups. Islam (55.1%) and Christianity (41.1%) are the main religions practiced in Chad. Beginning in the 7th millennium BC, human populations moved into the Chadian basin in great numbe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west-central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; the Central African Republic to the east; and Equatorial Guinea, Gabon and the Republic of the Congo to the south. Its coastline lies on the Bight of Biafra, part of the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean. Due to its strategic position at the crossroads between West Africa and Central Africa, it has been categorized as being in both camps. Its nearly 27 million people speak 250 native languages. Early inhabitants of the territory included the Sao civilisation around Lake Chad, and the Baka hunter-gatherers in the southeastern rainforest. Portuguese explorers reached the coast in the 15th century and named the area ''Rio dos Camarões'' (''Shrimp River''), which became ''Cameroon'' in English. Fulani soldiers founded the Adamawa Emirate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chadic Languages
The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 150 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, southern Niger, southern Chad, the Central African Republic, and northern Cameroon. The most widely spoken Chadic language is Hausa, a ''lingua franca'' of much of inland Eastern West Africa. Composition Paul Newman (1977) classified the languages into the four groups which have been accepted in all subsequent literature. Further subbranching, however, has not been as robust; Roger Blench(2006), for example, only accepts the A/B bifurcation of East Chadic. Kujargé has been added from Blench (2008), who suggests Kujargé may have split off before the breakup of Proto-Chadic and then subsequently became influenced by East Chadic. Subsequent work by Joseph Lovestrand argues strongly that Kujarge is a valid member of East Chadic. The placing of Luri as a primary split of West Chadic is erroneous. Bernard Caron (200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Massa Language
Massa (or Masana, Masa) is a Chadic language spoken in southern Chad and northern Cameroon by the Masa people. It has approximately 200,000 speakers. Dialects are Bongor, Bugudum (Budugum), Domo, Gizay, Gumay, Ham, Walia, Wina (Viri), Yagwa. Kim, a neighbouring language, was once misclassified as Masa. Distribution Masa is spoken in the southern part of Mayo-Danay department in the Far North Region, in the arrondissements of Yagoua, Kalfou, Wina, Yele, and Guéré. Central Masa is spoken along the Logone River, with four varieties. The varieties, as listed from north to south, are: Yagwa (spoken around Yagoua), Domo (in Domo village), Walya, and Buguëum. Western Masa includes Gizay, spoken around Guéré, and Viri (Wina), former ethnic Tupuri who had shifted to the Masa language. The Muzuk dialect, which has long been considered a Munjuk dialect (ALCAM 1983), is in fact a Masa dialect since it is clearly mutually intelligible with the other Masa varieties (Ousmanou 2007). ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zumaya Language
Zumaya is an extinct Chadic language once spoken in Cameroon. It is known only from a few words recorded from the last speaker. It may have been divergent within the Masa branch of Chadic. There are no known speakers; it is thought that the language use has shifted to Fulfulde. Distribution About 10 Zumaya words were recorded from what was probably the last speaker of this language by Daniel Barreteau. The language belongs to the Masa group. The last speakers were found at Ouro-Lamordé, on the way to Bogo (Ouro-Zangui canton, Maroua commune, Diamaré Diamaré is a department of Far North (''Extreme-Nord'') Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,665 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 642,227. The capital of the department is at Maroua. Subdivisions T ... department, Far North Region). References Chadic languages Endangered languages of Africa Languages of Cameroon {{Cameroon-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Musey Language
Musey is a Chadic language of Chad and Cameroon. There is a degree of mutual intelligibility with Masana. Although Musey and Masa are mutually unintelligible, many Musey speakers also speak Masa. Distribution Musey is spoken east of Guéré, in the southern part of Mayo-Danay Mayo-Danay is a department of Far North Province, Cameroon. The department covers an area of 5,303 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 529,061. The capital of the department is at Yagoua. Subdivisions The department is divid ... commune in Danay department, Far North Region, by 20,000 speakers in Cameroon. It is also spoken in Chad. Phonology Consonants Vowels Lax allophones of /i u e o/ occur as ª ÊŠ É› É” References External linksMusey language materialsfrom UCLA Chadic languages Languages of Chad {{Chadic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Azumeina Language
Marba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Azumeina peoples of Chad as their first language. It is also the name of one of the Azumeina peoples. Description The Marba language is indigenous primarily to: * Tandjilé Ouest ( fr), one of three departments in the Tandjilé Region ( fr) of south-western Chad (the others are Tandjilé Centre and Tandjilé Est) * Leou-Mbassa sous-préfecture in the department of Kabbia ( fr) in the Mayo-Kebbi Est ( fr) region. Alternate non-preferred spellings include Maraba. Historically the language has sometimes been called Azumeina. Banana, and Ho Ho were sometimes used during the time of the French administration but have fallen into disuse. The Marba of this article is a different topic from Marfa vuand Maba dewhich are Nilo-Saharan languages spoken in the Ouaddaï and Wadi Fira regions of Chad. Classification Marba pgref name=":Marba-Ethnologue"> is classified in the Masa languages ( fr) subgroup of the Chadic languages ( fr) br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mesmé Language
Mesmé is an Afro-Asiatic language The Afroasiatic languages (or Afro-Asiatic), also known as Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic, and sometimes also as Afrasian, Erythraean or Lisramic, are a language family of about 300 languages that are spoken predominantly in the geographic su ... of Chad. ''Zime'' (Djime) is a generic name. References Chadic languages Languages of Chad {{Chadic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pévé Language
The Pévé language, sometimes referred to as Lamé (the main dialect), is a member of the Masa branch of the Chadic family that is spoken in parts of Cameroon and the Republic of Chad. Varieties The term "Zime" is not used in Cameroon, but it is used by ALCAM (2012) to serve as a cover term for the Lame, Peve, and three varieties spoken in Cameroon. There are 5,720 speakers (SIL 2000). Zime is spoken in Cameroon in Bénoué department (Northern Region), along the Chadian border. It is also spoken in Chad. The dialects spoken in Cameroon are: *Peve, in the north, straddling Bibemi Arrondissement (Bénoué Department) and Rey-Bouba Arrondissement (Mayo-Rey Department) *Taari, in the central area, in Rey Bouba Arrondissement (Mayo-Rey Department) to the west of Bouba Njida National Park *Lame, in Rey Bouba Arrondissement, but to the east of Bouba Njida National Park, in the Djibao (Dzipao) area. It is different from Lame of Nigeria. Sociolinguistic situation An Ethnologue surve ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ngeté-Herdé Language
Ngeté-Herdé, also known as Lamé, is an Afro-Asiatic dialect cluster of Chad. Varieties are: *Dzəpaw, or Lamé *Ngeté (Nguetté), or Sorga-Ngeté *Herdé (He’dé), or Heɗe-RongBlench, 2006The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List(ms) ''Zime'' is a generic name. References Chadic languages Languages of Chad {{Chadic-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marba Language
Marba is an Afro-asiatic languages, Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Azumeina peoples of Chad as their first language. It is also the name of one of the Azumeina peoples. Description The Marba language is indigenous primarily to: * Tandjilé Ouest (:fr:Tandjilé Ouest, fr), one of three departments in the Tandjilé Region (:fr:Tandjilé, fr) of south-western Chad (the others are :fr:Tandjilé Centre, Tandjilé Centre and Tandjilé Est) * Leou-Mbassa sous-préfecture in the department of Kabbia (:fr:Kabbia, fr) in the Mayo-Kebbi Est (:fr:Mayo-Kebbi Est, fr) region. Alternate non-preferred spellings include Maraba. Historically the language has sometimes been called Azumeina. Banana, and Ho Ho were sometimes used during the time of the French administration but have fallen into disuse. The Marba of this article is a different topic from Marfa [mvu] and Maba [mde] which are Nilo-Saharan languages spoken in the Ouaddaï Region, Ouaddaï and Wadi Fira Region, Wadi Fira regions o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monogoy Language
Marba is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken by the Azumeina peoples of Chad as their first language. It is also the name of one of the Azumeina peoples. Description The Marba language is indigenous primarily to: * Tandjilé Ouest ( fr), one of three departments in the Tandjilé Region ( fr) of south-western Chad (the others are Tandjilé Centre and Tandjilé Est) * Leou-Mbassa sous-préfecture in the department of Kabbia ( fr) in the Mayo-Kebbi Est ( fr) region. Alternate non-preferred spellings include Maraba. Historically the language has sometimes been called Azumeina. Banana, and Ho Ho were sometimes used during the time of the French administration but have fallen into disuse. The Marba of this article is a different topic from Marfa vuand Maba dewhich are Nilo-Saharan languages spoken in the Ouaddaï and Wadi Fira regions of Chad. Classification Marba pgref name=":Marba-Ethnologue"> is classified in the Masa languages ( fr) subgroup of the Chadic languages ( fr) br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
