Majera

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Mazera
User Population

500 in Cameroon (Tourneux 2004). 40,000 all Kotoko languages (Tourneux 2004).

Location

Far North region: Logone-and-Chari division, extreme south Logone-Birni subdivision, Majera area.

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Language Status

6b (Threatened).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, B, B.1, Jina
Dialects

Majera (Mazra), Kajire-’dulo, Hwalem (Holom).

Language Use

In rapid decline (Tourneux 2004). Some young people, all adults. Some also use French [fra], as language of public education.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Majera
Other Comments

Included in what the Mandage call Mida’a and Da’a. Muslim.

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