Mambai

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
mcs
Alternate Names
Mambay, Mamgbay, Mamgbei, Manbai, Mangbai, Mangbei, Mongbay
Autonym
dâg tì mà̧mbày
User Population

12,000 in Cameroon (2011 E. Anonby). Total users in all countries: 14,000.

Location

North region: Bénoué division, Bibemi and Pitoa subdivisions; Mayo Louti division, Guider and Figuil subdivisions; all locations along Mayo-Kebi river near Chad border.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Northern, Tupuri-Mambai
Dialects

None known. Most similar with Mundang [mua], Mono [mru] and Tupuri [tui]. Lexical similarity: 10% with Mundang [mua].

Language Use

Men tend to be more multilingual. Most domains. Used by all. Many also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Many also use French [fra]. Many also use Hausa [hau]. Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. Also use Mundang [mua].

Language Development

Literature. Dictionary. Bible portions: 2011–2014.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mambai
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Muslim, Christian.

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