Mafa language

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Mafa is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and Northern Nigeria by the Mafa people.

Dialects

Mafa is widely spoken in the department of Mayo-Tsanaga from Mokolo to the north. Mafa includes the following dialects.[1]

  • Central Mafa in Koza commune and in Mokolo town
  • West Mafa in the northwest of Mokolo Commune (Magoumaz)
  • East Mafa in the northeast (Soulede and Roua communes)

There are 136,000 speakers in Cameroon.[1]

Phonology

Vowels

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Consonants

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  • /ᵑɡ/ is heard as a velar nasal [ŋ] when in word-final position.[2]

Notes

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