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Zulgo-Gemzek

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: gnd

Population	26,000 (2002 SIL).
Region	Far North Province, Mayo-Sava Division, Tokombere Subdivision, east edge of Mandara Mountains, north of Maroua. 16 villages.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 22
Alternate names	Gemjek, Guemshek, Zulgo
Dialects	Gemzek (Gaduwa), Mineo (Minew), Zulgo (Zoulgo, Zulgwa, Zelgwa). Slight dialect differences between villages.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.5
Language use	Some may also use Fulfulde [fub].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 10%. NT: 1988.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	The Mbuko [mqb], Muyang [muy], and Mada [mxu] languages are in the surrounding area. Agriculturalists: millet. Christian, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

AMADOU, Jacob; BAITOUA, Jean-Pierre; DOUATAI, Daniel; HALLER, Beat; LAWARUM, Ayouba; MAGDEME, Gabriel; POURTSHOM, Henri, compilers. 2003. Zulgo lexicon.  

BRADLEY, David P., author. 1992. Gemzek survey report.  

BRYE, Edward, author. 2002. "Language survey of Gemzek and Gaduwa (Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Far North Province)."  

GOLAMADANG, Thomas; GRAVINA, Richard; SABATAÏ, Timothée, authors. 2005. L'orthgraphe de la langue guemzek.  

HALLER, Beat, author. 1980. Phonology of Zulgo.

HALLER, Beat, author. 1984. "Problems in attempting to write the Zulgo language."

HALLER, Beat, author. 1989. "La relative en zulgo."

HALLER, Beat, compiler; AMADOU, Jacob; BAITOUA, Jean-Pierre; DOUATAI, Daniel; LAWARUM, Ayouba; MAGDEME, Gabriel; POURTSHOM, Henri, facilitators. 2003. Zulgo-French-Fulfulde lexicon.

HALLER, Beat; HEDINGER, Sylvia; WIESEMANN, Ursula, authors. 1981. "The verbal complex in Zulgo."

HALLER, Beat; WATTERS, John R., authors. 1985. "Topic in Zulgo."

SCHERRER, Elaine Marie, author. 2012. An Overview of Gemzek Narrative Discourse Features.  

Vernacular Publications

Ahǝm hiyeŋ 1. 1981.

Ahǝm hiyeŋ 2. 1984.

Gə labara bazlam gemzek. 2005.

Làbàra i Kande, Meme na gà mburma tà ngete a màdzala gà ger aka SIDA ya, Wàkità mesinka a duwa. 2010.

Mandzà zayzay gà màma ana ti ndze a nda gà ɓèza lèlè ya. 1984.

Mandzà zayzay gà mburma ana ta bere a ba ya. 1986.

Mesinke di medzeŋge 1. 2007.

Mesinke di mədzeŋge. 2009.

Sǝ̀kǝ̀hakwa à medzeŋge. 1981.

Sǝrakwa ikaba à gà dukw ana pàmpàm a. 1980.

Sinikukwa ba aà medzeŋge 1 = Apprenons a lire syllabaire 1 en langue zulgo . 2011.

Sinikukwa dǝr ba aà medzeŋge. 1980.