South Giziga language
Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon
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South Giziga is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Mi Mijivin, Muturami, and Rum.[1]
NativetoCameroon
RegionFar North Province
Native speakers
(60,000 cited 1991)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- Wandala–Mafa
- Mafa (A.5)
- South (c)
- South Giziga
- South (c)
- Mafa (A.5)
- Wandala–Mafa
- Biu–Mandara
| South Giziga | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | (60,000 cited 1991)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | giz |
| Glottolog | sout3051 |
South Giziga (60,000 speakers) is spoken south of Maroua in the Diamaré plain around the small massifs of Loutou, Moutourwa, Midjivin, etc. (in Diamaré department, Maroua commune and Mayo-Kani department, communes of Mindif, Kaélé, and Moutourwa).[2]
