The Masa languages are a group of closely related Chadic languages of southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon.
| Masa | |
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| Geographic distribution | southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon |
| Linguistic classification | Afro-Asiatic
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| Glottolog | masa1323 |
The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:[1]
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.
Shryock (1997: 32)[2] subgroups the Masa languages as:
Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[3]
| Language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
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| Herdé (Zime) | ɗàw | hʷóèɓ | hī́ndʒìʔ | fíɗíʔ | vàɬ | kāŋɡīʔ | sēɗā | tʃɔ̀hòʔ | tēfer̄ɗɛw | ɡùɓ |
| Marba (1) | tú | mbà | híndí | fíɗí | váɬ | kárɡéyá | kíɗìzíyà | ʔàklávándí | ɬéŋá | dóɡò |
| Marba (2) | tù | mbà | ɦìndí | fíɗí | vàɬ | kàraɡàyà | sìdìzìjá | klàvàndì | ɮèèŋà | dòk / dòɡò |
| Masana (Massa) | kèp, tù, tùm | màʔ | ɦìdí | fìɗì | vàɬ | kàrɡìjà | sìdìjà | ɡlàvàndí | ɮèŋè | dòòk |
| Mesme (Zime) | ɗāw | hɔ̀ɓ | hīndì | fíɗí | vàtl | kāndī | sēɗā | tʃɔ̃hō̃ | tɛ̄rfīɗɛ̄w | ɡùɓ / ɡùp |
| Musey (Musei) (1) | dèw | ɓà | híndí | fídí | fàɬ | kárɡìyá | kídísìyá | kálvàndì | ɬèŋŋè | dòɡò |
| Musey (Musei) (2) | dèw | mbà | ɦìndì | fídí | vàɬ | kàrɡìjá | kìdìzìjá | kàlvàndì | ɮèŋè | dòk / dòɡò |
| Pévé (1) | ɗaw | hoɓ | hínjiʔ | fə́ɗiʔ | váɬ | kánkiʔ | syéɗaʔ * | tsóhoʔ | tʃéfaɗew | ɡuɓ |
| Pévé (2) | ɗao | hwōɓ | hínjī | fúɗī | vātl | kánkí | sédā | tʃóhō | tʃéfāɗēo | ɡwúɓ |
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages | |