Matal, also known as Muktele and Balda, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern

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 C ...

. The Matal inhabit the western edge of the

Mandara Mountains The Mandara Mountains are a volcanic range extending about 190 km (about 120 mi) along the northern part of the Cameroon–Nigeria border, from the Benue River in the south () to the north-west of Maroua in the north (). The highest e ...

, from the Parékwa massif southwards to the Méri. They also live the neighboring plain of Mayo-Ranéo ( Baldama and Zouelva cantons in Mora arrondissement,

Mayo-Sava Mayo-Sava is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 2,736 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 348,890. The capital of the department is at Mora. Subdivisions The department is di ...

department, Far North Region). They number 18,000 people.

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