Hdi (Hedi, Xədi, Tur) is an
Afro-Asiatic language
The Afroasiatic languages (also known as Afro-Asiatic, Afrasian, Hamito-Semitic, or Semito-Hamitic) are a language family (or "phylum") of about 400 languages spoken predominantly in West Asia, North Africa, the Horn of Africa, and parts of the ...
of Cameroon and Nigeria.
In Cameroon, Hdi is only spoken in one village on the Nigerian border, namely
Tourou
Tourou is a village in the commune of Parakou in the Borgou Department of central-eastern Benin. It is located west of Parakou city centre on the RNIE 6
RNIE 6 is a RNIE, national highway of Benin located in the east of the country.
Cities ...
(arrondissement of
Mokolo
Mokolo is the departmental capital and largest city of the Mayo-Tsanaga department, in the Far North Province of Cameroon. It is the fourth largest city in the Far North Province, after Maroua, Yagoua, and Kousséri. It is located in the Mandara M ...
, department of
Mayo-Tsanaga
Mayo-Tsanaga is a department of Extreme-Nord Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of 4,393 km and at the 2005 Census had a total population of 699,971. The capital of the department is at Mokolo. It is located within the Man ...
, Far North Region) by 1000 speakers. It is mainly spoken in Nigeria. The Hdi and
Mabas languages are closely related, but are distinct languages.
References
Biu-Mandara languages
Languages of Cameroon
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