Cakfem-Mushere is an

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language cluster spoken in

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. Dialects are Kadim-Kaban and Jajura.

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with Mwaghavul and Mupun is high.Blench, Roger. 2017
Current research on the A3 West Chadic languages
Mushere is very close to Mwaghavul and Mupun. Cakfem has two varieties, namely Outer Cakfem and Inner Cakfem. Outer Cakfem is very similar to Mwaghavul, but Inner Cakfem is more divergent, as Mwaghavul speakers have trouble understanding Inner Cakfem. According to Blench in 2019, the Cakfem people have thirteen villages, with Tim as the main settlement. Hausa is frequently used by the younger generation.

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West Chadic languages Languages of Nigeria {{Nigeria-stub