Masa languages

Masa
Geographic distribution:	Chad, Cameroon
Linguistic classification:	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Masa
Subdivisions:	North South
Glottolog:	masa1323[1]

The Masa languages are a group of a dozen closely related Chadic languages of West Africa.

Languages

The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:^[2]

• North
  • Massa (Masana)
  • ? Zumaya (†)
  • Musey–Azumeina
    • Musey (Banana)
    • 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.

References

1. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Masa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
2. Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)

External links

• Masa Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org