Hdi (xdí)

Hdi is a Chadic language spoken by about 29,000 people mainly in northern Cameroon, and also in northeastern Nigeria. The majority of Hdi speakers live in the Mokolo area in Mayo-Tsanaga Department in the Far North Region of Cameroon, particularly in the town of Tourou. Hdi speakers in Nigeria are found mainly in the towns of Mubi and Yola in Adamawa State.

Hdi is also known as Hdi, Hedi, Hide, Xadi, Xdi, Xedi, Xədi, Turu-Hide or Tur. Native speakers call itxdí orgwáɗ-á xdí. It is closely related to Mabas, which is spoken in the same area. It is written with the Latin alphabet.

Hdi alphabet and pronunciation

Download an alphabet chart for Hdi (Excel)

Sample text

Ma sana fitik mbaɗaka sana mndu ka sliʼaftá, ka lab tsi da ŋafta dəɓla ni nda pala. Yaw, ta kumay si ta ksaftá dər thurum skwani tsi, dər nagan tsi.

Translation

Once upon a time a man got up and left to set his trap with a stone. So he wanted to stop a rat or something.

Source:Exposé de lʼalphabet et de lʼorthograp#he pour la langue Hidé

Some information provided by Michael Peter Füstumum

Sample video

Information about Hdi |Numbers

Links

Information about Hdi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hdi_language/
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hidé_(langue)
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/xed
https://www.koeppe.de/titel_dictionary-of-hdi
https://dictionaria.clld.org/contributions/hdi

Chadic languages

Bade,Bana,Barein,Bole,Dangaléat,Gawar,Goemai,Hausa,Hdi,Karai-karai,Kera,Lele,Marba,Migaama,Miya,Moloko,Musey,Mwaghavul,Ngizim,Polci,Sokoro,Somrai,Tangale,Tumak,Wandala,Zulgo-Gemzek

Languages written with the Latin alphabet

Page created: 04.03.24. Last modified: 01.06.25

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