Matal language

Matal
Matal
Muktele
Native to	Cameroon
Region	Far North Province
Native speakers	(18,000 cited 1982)
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Wandala–Mafa Mafa (A.5) Matal; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mfh
Glottolog	mata1306

Matal, also known as Muktele and Balda, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon.¹

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

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.

[e18-1] Matal at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[ALCAM2012-2] 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.

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