Malgbe language
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| Malgbe | |
|---|---|
| Gulfey | |
| Native to | Cameroon, Chad |
| Region | Far North Province, Cameroon; west Chad |
Native speakers | 6,000 in Cameroon (2004)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mxf |
| Glottolog | malg1250 |
| ELP | Lua error in Module:Endangered_Languages_Project at line 21: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). |
Malgbe is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and southwestern Chad. Dialects are Douguia, Dro, Malgbe, Mara, and Walia.[1]
Malgbe is spoken in Goulfey commune and also to the south in Chari (Logone-et-Chari department, Far North region). It is related to Afade, Mser, Lagwan, Maslam, and Mpade. Malgbe is also spoken in Chad. The total population is estimated at 36,000 speakers.[2]
Notes
[edit | edit source]- ^ a b Malgbe at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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