Musgu

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
mug
Alternate Names
Mousgou, Mousgoum, Mousgoun, Munjuk, Musgum, Musuk, Muzuk
Population

61,500 in Cameroon (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 85,900.

Location

Far North Region, Mayo-Danay division, Maga subdivision. Also in Chad.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, B, B.2
Dialects

Beege (Jafga), Luggoy, Maniling (Mani-Iling), Mpus (Mousgoum de Pouss, Pouss, Pus), Muzuk (Mousgoum de Guirvidig), Ngilemong, Vulum (Mulwi, Vlum). Vulum dialect is mainly in Chad.

Language Development
NT: 1964.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Musgu
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Traditional religion, Muslim.

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