Masa languages
| Masa | |
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| Geographic distribution: | Chad, Cameroon |
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| Glottolog: | masa1323[1] |
The Masa languages are a group of a dozen closely related Chadic languages of West Africa.
Languages
The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:[2]
- North
- South
- Mesmé
- Peve–Kaɗo
The exonym Zime is used for the Herdé, Ngeté, Pévé, and Mesmé. Similarly, Kaɗo is a generic name for the Peve–Kaɗo languages, a couple of which are called Lamé as well.
References
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Masa". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
External links
- Masa Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org
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