Masa languages

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Masa
Geographic
distribution
southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon
Linguistic classification Afro-Asiatic
Subdivisions
  • North Masa
  • South Masa
Language codes
Glottolog masa1323

The Masa languages are a group of closely related Chadic languages of southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon.

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Languages

The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are: [1]

The exonym Zime is used for the Herdé, Ngeté, Pévé, and Mesmé. Similarly, Kaɗo is a generic name for the Peve–Kaɗo languages, a couple of which are called Lamé as well.

Shryock (1997)

Shryock (1997: 32) [2] subgroups the Masa languages as:

Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages: [3]

Language12345678910
Herdé (Zime) ɗàwhʷóèɓhī́ndʒìʔfíɗíʔvàɬkāŋɡīʔsēɗātʃɔ̀hòʔtēfer̄ɗɛwɡùɓ
Marba (1)mbàhíndífíɗíváɬkárɡéyákíɗìzíyàʔàklávándíɬéŋádóɡò
Marba (2)mbàɦìndífíɗívàɬkàraɡàyàsìdìzìjáklàvàndìɮèèŋàdòk / dòɡò
Masana (Massa) kèp, tù, tùmmàʔɦìdífìɗìvàɬkàrɡìjàsìdìjàɡlàvàndíɮèŋèdòòk
Mesme (Zime) ɗāwhɔ̀ɓhīndìfíɗívàtlkāndīsēɗātʃɔ̃hō̃tɛ̄rfīɗɛ̄wɡùɓ / ɡùp
Musey (Musei) (1)dèwɓàhíndífídífàɬkárɡìyákídísìyákálvàndìɬèŋŋèdòɡò
Musey (Musei) (2)dèwmbàɦìndìfídívàɬkàrɡìjákìdìzìjákàlvàndìɮèŋèdòk / dòɡò
Pévé (1)ɗawhoɓhínjiʔfə́ɗiʔváɬkánkiʔsyéɗaʔ *tsóhoʔtʃéfaɗewɡuɓ
Pévé (2)ɗaohwōɓhínjīfúɗīvātlkánkísédātʃóhōtʃéfāɗēoɡwúɓ

See also

References

  1. Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
  2. Shryock, Aaron. 1997. The classification of the Masa group of languages. Studies in African Linguistics 26(1): 29‒62.
  3. Chan, Eugene (2019). "The Afro-Asiatic Language Phylum". Numeral Systems of the World's Languages.