Maslam language
Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Chad and Cameroon
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Maslam is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon, with a few in southwestern Chad. Dialects are Maslam and Sao. Maslam is in rapid decline.[1]
RegionFar North Province, Cameroon; west Chad
Native speakers
250 (2004)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- Kotoko (B.1)
- North
- Maslam
- North
- Kotoko (B.1)
- Biu–Mandara
| Maslam | |
|---|---|
| Maltam | |
| Native to | Cameroon, Chad |
| Region | Far North Province, Cameroon; west Chad |
Native speakers | 250 (2004)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | msv |
| Glottolog | masl1241 |
| ELP | Maslam |
Distribution
Maslam is spoken in Maltam. Sahu (Sao), a closely related variety, is spoken in Saho, a few kilometers to the north in southern Makari commune, and also in Goulfey and Kousseri communes in the department of Logone-et-Chari. It is also spoken in Chad. In the 1980s, there were 5,000 speakers or slightly fewer in Cameroon (ALCAM 1984).[2]
