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Matal language 
Summary
Matal, also known as Muktele and Balda, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.[1]
| Matal | |
|---|---|
| Muktele | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | (18,000 cited 1982)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mfh |
| Glottolog | mata1306 |
The Matal inhabit the western edge of the Mandara Mountains, from the Parékwa massif southwards to the Méri. They also live the neighboring plain of Mayo-Ranéo (Baldama and Zouelva cantons in Mora arrondissement, Mayo-Sava department, Far North Region). They number 18,000 people.[2]
Notes edit
- ^ a b Matal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.