Baldemu | |
---|---|
Mbazlam | |
Baldare | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 4 (2003) [1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bdn |
Glottolog |
bald1241 |
ELP | Baldemu |
Coordinates: 10°51′N 14°38′E / 10.850°N 14.633°E |
Baldemu, or Mbazlam, is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Baldamu is spoken in Bogo commune, Diamaré department, Far North Region by only 5 speakers as of 2012. [3] Speakers have been shifting to Fulfulde. [1]
The language is (or was) known as Baldemu or Baldare to its speakers. [4] It is sometimes rendered Baldamu, Balda, Mbazlam, or Mbazla. [3]
Baldamu is mentioned in Bryan and Westermann's Handbook of African Languages under the name Balda, suspected to be only a toponym. It is most closely related to Giziga, Mofu Duvangar, and Mofu Gudur according to C. Seignobos and H. Tourneux. [3]
Since migrating from the surrounding mountains to the village of Balda, Baldemu speakers have shifted to Fulfulde. Baldemu speakers who migrated to Kaélé similarly shifted to Mundang. [4]
Baldemu | |
---|---|
Mbazlam | |
Baldare | |
Native to | Cameroon |
Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 4 (2003) [1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bdn |
Glottolog |
bald1241 |
ELP | Baldemu |
Coordinates: 10°51′N 14°38′E / 10.850°N 14.633°E |
Baldemu, or Mbazlam, is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Baldamu is spoken in Bogo commune, Diamaré department, Far North Region by only 5 speakers as of 2012. [3] Speakers have been shifting to Fulfulde. [1]
The language is (or was) known as Baldemu or Baldare to its speakers. [4] It is sometimes rendered Baldamu, Balda, Mbazlam, or Mbazla. [3]
Baldamu is mentioned in Bryan and Westermann's Handbook of African Languages under the name Balda, suspected to be only a toponym. It is most closely related to Giziga, Mofu Duvangar, and Mofu Gudur according to C. Seignobos and H. Tourneux. [3]
Since migrating from the surrounding mountains to the village of Balda, Baldemu speakers have shifted to Fulfulde. Baldemu speakers who migrated to Kaélé similarly shifted to Mundang. [4]