Massa language
Chadic language spoken in Chad and Cameroon / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Limassa language.
Massa (or Masana, Masa) is a Chadic language spoken in southern Chad and northern Cameroon by the Masa people. It has approximately 200,000 speakers.
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Masana | |
Native to | Chad, Cameroon |
Native speakers | (340,000 cited 1982–2019)[1] |
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ISO 639-3 | mcn |
Glottolog | masa1322 Masanagize1234 Gizeyhama1241 Ham |
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Dialects are Bongor, Bugudum (Budugum), Domo, Gizay, Gumay, Ham, Walia, Wina (Viri), Yagwa.
Kim, a neighbouring language, was once misclassified as Masa.