Baldemu language
Baldemu | |
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Mbazlam | |
Baldare | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 4 (2003)[1] |
Language family | Afro-Asiatic
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | bdn |
Glottolog | bald1241 |
ELP | Baldemu |
Coordinates: Baldemu, or Mbazlam, is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Baldamu is spoken in Bogo commune, Diamaré department, Far North Region by only 5 speakers as of 2012.[3] Speakers have been shifting to Fulfulde.[1] NameThe language is (or was) known as Baldemu or Baldare to its speakers.[4] It is sometimes rendered Baldamu, Balda, Mbazlam, or Mbazla.[3] Baldamu is mentioned in Bryan and Westermann's Handbook of African Languages under the name Balda, suspected to be only a toponym. It is most closely related to Giziga, Mofu Duvangar, and Mofu Gudur according to C. Seignobos and H. Tourneux.[3] StatusSince migrating from the surrounding mountains to the village of Balda, Baldemu speakers have shifted to Fulfulde. Baldemu speakers who migrated to Kaélé similarly shifted to Mundang.[4] References
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