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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Mina

Mina

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3hna

Population  11,000 (2000).
Region  Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Hina Subdivision, south of Mokolo. 20 villages.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 39
Alternate names   Besleri, Hina
Dialects  Besleri, Jingjing (Dzumdzum), Gamdugun.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.7
Language use  Vigorous. All ages. Also use Fulfulde [fub] or French. Not generally bilingual in Daba [dbq].
Language development  Positive towards literacy.
Comments  Muslim, traditional religion.