Vemgo-Mabas is an Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon and Nigeria. Dialects are Vemgo, Mabas. Blench (2006) considers these to be separate languages. Ethnologue lists a third dialect, Visik in Nigeria, which is not well attested;[1] Blench suspects it may be a dialect of Lamang instead.[2]
| Vemgo-Mabas | |
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| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
Native speakers | (11,000 cited 1993–2004)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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| ISO 639-3 | vem |
| Glottolog | vemg1240 |
In Cameroon, Mabas is spoken only in one village on the Nigerian border, namely Mabas village (Mokolo arrondissement, Mayo-Tsanaga department, Far North Region) by about 5,000 speakers (ALCAM 1984). Although closely related, Mabas is distinct from Hdi (78% lexical similarity, 36% mutual intelligibility).[3]
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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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