Muyang language
Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon
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Muyang is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in and near the town of Tokombéré in the department of Mayo-Sava in northern Cameroon.[2]
NativetoCameroon
RegionFar North Province
Native speakers
30,000 (2007)[1]Afro-Asiatic
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Chadic
- Biu–Mandara
- Wandala–Mafa
- Mafa (A.5)
- South (a)
- Muyang
- South (a)
- Mafa (A.5)
- Wandala–Mafa
- Biu–Mandara
| Muyang | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 30,000 (2007)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | muy |
| Glottolog | muya1243 |
The Muyang (15,000 speakers) traditionally inhabit the Muyang massif and the neighboring massifs of Mougouba, Gouadagouada, and Palbarar, which are inselbergs in the plain northeast of Tokombéré (in Mouyengué and Palbara-Goudouba cantons of Tokombéré arrondissement, Mayo-Sava department, Far North Region).[3]
