Masa languages

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

Languages

The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:

• Masa
• North
• Massa (Masana)
• ? Zumaya (†)
• Musey–Azumeina
• Musey
• Azumeina (Marba)
• South
• Mesmé
• Peve–Kaɗo
• Pévé
• Ngeté-Herdé

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) subgroups the Masa languages as:

• Zumaya â€Â
• North: Masa; Musey; Marba, Monogoy
• South: Zime; Peve; Heɗe-Ngiɗe

Numerals

Comparison of numerals in individual languages:

See also

• (Wiktionary)

References

External links

• Masa Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org