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Wandala

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mfi

Population	23,500 in Cameroon (1982 SIL). Population total all countries: 43,500.
Region	Far North Province, Mayo-Sava Division, east of Mora, north and northwest in a semicircle, to Nigeria border. Also in Nigeria.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 13
Alternate names	Mandara, Mandara Montagnard, Ndara
Dialects	Kamburwama, Masfeima, Jampalam, Ziogba, Mazagwa, Gwanje, Wandala (Mandara), Mura (Kirdi-Mora, Mora Brousse, Mora Massif, Duwe), Gamargu (Gamergou, Gamergu, Malgo, Malgwa). A dialect subgroup.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Mandara Proper, Mandara
Language use	Vigorous. The Vame speak it as L2. All domains. Positive attitude. Some also use French or Fulfulde [fub].
Language development	200 to 300 read Wandala. Grammar. NT: 1988.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Agriculturalists. Muslim.

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Nigeria

Language name	Wandala
Population	20,000 in Nigeria (1993). 10,000 Gamargu, 9,300 Kirawa.
Region	Borno state, Damboa, Bama, Gwoza, and Konduga LGAs.
Language map	Nigeria, Map 4, reference number 217
Alternate names	Mandara, Ndara
Dialects	Kamburwama, Masfeima, Jampalam, Ziogba, Mazagwa, Gwanje, Gamargu (Gamergu, Malgo, Malgwa), Kirawa.
Language use	Vigorous. Some also use Hausa [hau] or English.
Comments	Muslim, traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

FLUCKIGER, Cheryl; WHALEY, Annie, authors. 1981. "The uses of three prepositions in Mandara."

FLUCKIGER, Cheryl; WHALEY, Annie, authors. 1983. "Four discourse particles in Mandara."

HAMAN, Oumaté; NOUHOU, Amadou; POHLIG, Annie Whaley, compilers. 1991. Vocabulaire de base en quatre langues: wandala, fulfulde, français, anglais.  

PERRIN, Mona, author. 1999. The kingdom of heaven where the sky is not the limit.

POHLIG, Annie W.; POHLIG, James N., authors. 1994. "Further thoughts on four discourse particles in Mandara."

Vernacular Publications

Tsaha ndaha wakita 1 (Syllabaire 1 en langue Mandara). 2009.