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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Fali, North

Fali, North

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3fll

Population  16,000 (1982 SIL).
Region  North Province, Mayo-Louti Division, Mayo-Oulo Subdivision, Dourbeye and Mayo-Oulo area.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 50
Dialects  Dourbeye (Fali-Dourbeye), Bossoum (Fali-Bossoum, Bonum), Bveri (Fali du Peske-Bori, Peske, Bori).
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Fali
Language use  Rapidly shifting to Adamawa Fulfulde [fub].
Comments  Muslim, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ENNULAT, Jürgen H., author. 1976. "Fali."