Gidar (Gidder), or Kaɗa, is a
Biu–Mandara (Chadic) language of
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; th ...
and
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 Repub ...
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Gedar is spoken from
Guider to the Chadian border in the Far North Region of Cameroon, in
Mayo-Kani Department (arrondissements of
Kaélé and
Moutourwa), and in the North Region,
Mayo-Louti Department.
''Baynawa'' means "my friend" in the Gedar language, and this name is what some people use for the Gedar (ALCAM 1983).
References
Languages of Cameroon
Languages of Chad
Biu-Mandara languages
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