Mazagway (Musgoy; also known as Mazagway-Hidi) is a
Chadic language
The Chadic languages form a branch of the Afroasiatic language family. They are spoken in parts of the Sahel. They include 150 languages spoken across northern Nigeria, southern Niger, southern Chad, the Central African Republic, and northern Cam ...
spoken in
Cameroon
Cameroon (; french: Cameroun, ff, Kamerun), officially the Republic of Cameroon (french: République du Cameroun, links=no), is a country in west- central Africa. It is bordered by Nigeria to the west and north; Chad to the northeast; th ...
, in
North Province and
Far North Province
The Far North Region, also known as the Extreme North Region (from french: Région de l'Extrême-Nord), is the northernmost constituent province of the Republic of Cameroon. It borders the North Region to the south, Chad to the east, and Nig ...
. Blench (2006) classifies it as a dialect of
Daba.
[Blench, 2006]
The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List
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Mazagway or Mazagway Hidi is spoken in the
Mousgoy region in the northern part of
Guider
Guider (sometimes spelled Guidder) is a city situated in Cameroon's North Province, close to the border with Chad. It has a population of 65,165. Guider is the departmental capital of the Mayo-Louti.
Sports
The city is home to Espérance FC, tha ...
commune (
Mayo-Louti
Mayo-Louti is a department of North Province in Cameroon. The department covers an area of and as of 2001 had a total population of 334,312. The capital of the department is Guider.
Subdivisions
The department is divided administratively into 3 ...
department, North Region) and in the south of the commune of
Hina
Hina may refer to:
People and deities
* Hina (given name), including a list of people and fictional characters with the name
* Hina (chiefess), a name given to several noble ladies who lived in ancient Hawaii
* Hina (goddess), the name assigned to ...
(
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 M ...
, Far North Region). It is closely related to
Daba, which was formerly considered to be a dialect of Mazagway.
Notes
Biu-Mandara languages
Languages of Cameroon
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