Ɗugwor language
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Ɗugwor is a
Chadic language 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 ) , official_languages = , languages_type ...
spoken in northern
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. Blench (2006) considers Mikere dialect to be a separate language.Blench, 2006
The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List
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The Dugwor have historically lived in two small massifs known as Dugwor and Mékéri, located in the south of Mayo-Ranéo. They now inhabit the neighboring plain of Tchakidjeke (west of Tchéré canton, Méri 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). They are part of the
Mofu Mofu is a designation for various ethnic groups and languages they speak in northern Cameroon, near the border with Nigeria. The Mofu groups live in the Mandara Mountains of Cameroon's Far North Province The Far North Region, also known as th ...
ethnic group; their neighbors call them Mofu-Dugwor.


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Biu-Mandara languages Languages of Cameroon {{BiuMandara-lang-stub