| Mofu-Gudur | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 90,000 (2008)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Mofu-Gudur Sign Language | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mif |
| Glottolog | mofu1248 Mofu-Gudurmofu1251 Mofu-Gudur Sign Language |
Mofu-Gudur, or South Mofu, is a Chadic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Dialects are Dimeo, Gudur, Massagal, Mokong, Njeleng, and Zidim.
Mofu-Gudur is spoken in the massifs south of the Tsanaga River as far as Mayo-Louti (Mokong and Mofou cantons of Mokolo commune, Mayo-Tsanaga department, and Gawaza commune, Diamaré department, in the Far North Region) by 60,000 speakers.[2]
Sign language
Mofu-Gudur speakers, who are predominantly hearing, use an extensive repertoire of conventionalized gestures, estimated at around 1,500.[3] These gestures accompany storytelling (including history) and may be used in situations where speech is impractical.
Notes
- ^ Mofu-Gudur 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.
- ^ Sorin-Barreteau, Liliane (1996). Le langage gestuel des Mofu-Gudur au Cameroun (PDF) (PhD dissertation) (in French). Université de Paris V – René Descartes.
References
- Daniel Barreteau. 1988. Description du mofu-gudur. Paris: Institut Français de Recherche Scientifique pour le Développement en Coopération. ISBN 2-7099-0841-7.
- L. Sorin-Barreteau, 1996, Le Langage Gestuel des Mofu-Gudur au Cameroun. PhD dissertation, University of Paris V-Rene' Descartes
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