| Maɗa | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Region, Cameroon |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1982)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mxu |
| Glottolog | mada1293 |
Maɗa is aChadic language spoken in northernCameroon. It has 17,000 speakers.
The Maɗa (17,000 speakers) inhabit the Maɗa massif, on the eastern edge of theMandara Mountains, between theWuzlam massif to the north and the Zélgwa massif to the south. They live in the canton ofMadakalkoss, arrondissement ofTokombéré, department ofMayo-Sava, Far North Region.[2]
Maɗa has seven vowels.
| Front | Middle | Back | |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | i | u | |
| Middle | e ø | ə | o |
| Low | a |
Maɗa has 25 consonants in total, including implosives, lateral fricatives, and prenasalized stops.
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