Matal, also known as Muktele and Balda, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.[1]
Matal | |
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Muktele | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | (18,000 cited 1982)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mfh |
Glottolog | mata1306 |
The Matal inhabit the western edge of the Mandara Mountains, 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 department, Far North Region). They number 18,000 people.[2]
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Bura–Higi |
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Wandala (Mandara) |
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Mafa |
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Daba |
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Mandage (Kotoko) |
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East– Central |
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Italics indicate extinct languages. See also: Chadic languages |
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