Mono | |
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Native to | Cameroon |
Ethnicity | 500 Dama |
Native speakers | 300 Mono (2001)
[1] 50 Dama (2002) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
mru – Mono
dmm – Dama |
Glottolog |
mono1269 Mono
dama1267 Dama |
ELP | Mono (Cameroon) |
Dama [2] |
Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon.
Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba ( Mayo-Rey department, North Region). [3]
Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River ( Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region). [3]
Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde. [3]
Mono | |
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Native to | Cameroon |
Ethnicity | 500 Dama |
Native speakers | 300 Mono (2001)
[1] 50 Dama (2002) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Either:
mru – Mono
dmm – Dama |
Glottolog |
mono1269 Mono
dama1267 Dama |
ELP | Mono (Cameroon) |
Dama [2] |
Mono is a moribund Mbum language spoken by older adults in northern Cameroon.
Dama, a closely related variety that may have been a dialect of Mono, is already extinct. It was located in the arrondissement of Rey Bouba ( Mayo-Rey department, North Region). [3]
Mono is spoken north of Rey Bouba, around Kongrong, and along the Mayo-Godi River ( Rey Bouba commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region). [3]
Spoken by 1,100 speakers, Mono is in decline as speakers are shifting to Fulfulde. [3]