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Masa languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
Chad, Cameroon

Glottolog:
  
masa1323

Subdivisions:
  
North South

Linguistic classification:
  
Afro-Asiatic Chadic Masa

The Masa languages are a group of a dozen closely related Chadic languages of West Africa.

Languages

The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:

  • North
  • Massa (Masana)
  • ? Zumaya (†)
  • Musey–Azumeina
  • Musey (Banana)
  • Azumeina (Marba)
  • South
  • Mesmé
  • Peve–Kaɗo
  • Pévé
  • Ngeté-Herdé

    • 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.

    References

    Masa languages Wikipedia
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