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Mefele

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mfj

Population  11,000 (2002 SIL).
Region  Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Mokolo Subdivision, south and east of Mokolo. 6 villages.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 19
Alternate names   Boulahay, Bula, Bulahai
Dialects  Mefele, Serak (Sirak), Muhura (Mouhour), Shugule (Chougoule).
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.5
Language use  Vigorous. All domains. Some also use Fulfulde [fub] or French. Children also use Mafa [maf].

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CRAWFORD, Karyn, author. 2005. "Lexicostatistics and intelligibility testing survey with simplified SLOPE of the Mefele language."  Available online

HARVEY, Bradley S.; HARVEY, Tammie M., authors. 1992. Sociolinguistic survey of Mefele (Rapid appraisal).  Available online