Gavar
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 7,000 (2001 SIL). |
| Region | Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Mokolo Subdivision, Mogode Canton, Gawar area, south of Mokolo. One group of Gavar Hossere lives among Gavar-Fulfulde, and another isolated in mountains around Kortchi village. |
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Northern Cameroon, reference number 40 |
| Alternate names | Gauar, Gawar, Gouwar, Kortchi, Ma-Gavar, Rtchi |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 90% with Buwal [bhs]. |
| Classification | Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.7 |
| Language use | The Gavar Hossere speak Gavar; the Gavar Fulfulde speak Fulfulde [fub]. Home, village. Some also use French, Mofu-Gudur [mif], Mafa [maf], or Daba [dbq]. |
| Comments | Agriculturalists. Traditional religion, Christian. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
Brye, Edward. 2002. "Intelligibility testing and lexicostatistics of Buwal and Gavar."
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