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Mofu-Gudur

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3mif

Population  60,000 (1998 SIL).
Region  Far North Province, Mayo-Tsanaga Division into Diamare Division, Mokolo Subdivision, massifs south of Tsanaga River to Mayo-Louti River.
Language map  Northern Cameroon, reference number 38
Alternate names   Mofou, Mofou de Goudour, Mofu South, Mofu-Sud
Dialects  Mokong, Gudur, Zidim, Dimeo, Massagal (Massakal), Njeleng.
Classification  Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.5
Language development  Dictionary. NT: 2007.
Writing system  Latin script.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CHEFFY, Ian P., author. 2008. Conceptions of literacy in context: situated understandings in a rural area of Northern Cameroon.

COMITÉ d'Alphabétisation Mokong; POHLIG, James, compilers. 1994. Vocabulaire de base en quatre langues: mofu-gudur, foulfoulde, français, anglais.  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1980. Preliminary report on the music of the Mofu-Gudur.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1980. A study of tone, stress, and intonation in Mofu-Gudur.  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1986. "Modal categories in Mofu-Gudor."

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1986. An evaluation of the responses of the Mofu-Gudur to the Headland questionnaire.

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1991. "Tense and aspect in Mofu-Gudur."  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1993. Report of research on two Mofu orthography concerns.  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 1995. Transitivity and the pragmatics of object suffixes on Mofu verbs.  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 2002. Mofu-Gudur hortatory discourse.  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R., author. 2004. A survey of clause types in Mofu-Gudur.  Available online

HOLLINGSWORTH, Kenneth R.; POHLIG, James N., authors. 2008. Présentation de l'orthographe du mofu-gudur.  Available online

LAMBERTY, Melinda, author. 2001. A survey of Mofu intelligibility for Cuvok speakers (ALCAM 181).  Available online

LAMBERTY, Melinda, author. 2002. "A survey of Mofu intelligibility for Cuvok speakers (Mayo-Tsanaga Division, Far North Province)."  Available online

LEVINSOHN, Stephen H., author. 1994. "Field procedures for the analysis of participant reference in a monologue discourse."

LEVINSOHN, Stephen H.; POHLIG, James N., authors. 1994. "Demonstrative adjectives in Mofu-Gudur folktales."

POHLIG, James N., author. 1992. An account of Mofu-Gudur verb infixes and suffixes.  Available online

POHLIG, James N., author. 1993. Report of the literacy survey conducted in January 1991 in the language area of Mofu-Gudur.  Available online

POHLIG, James N., author. 1999. Translating the lectionary: the Mofu-Gudur experience.

Vernacular Publications

Da hwaɗ fa zlǝhar ŋgada bǝzey kah na, ka da kada ŋga mbǝley da way na, kwara?. 1993.

Ɗerewel da ray cek hay da lay. 1996.

Ɗerewel ma jəna ndaw maa sərkadata ndəhay daa yaa sərkakwa mejeŋgey 2 (Guide pour les enseignants du syllabaire 2 en langue mofu-gudur). 2005.

Mamba hay (Contes en langue mofu-gudur). 2005.

Mamba hay ta méy ngá ngwa 1. 1982.

Mamba hay ta méy ŋga ŋgwa 2. 1985.

Meslǝfey 1. 1997.

Meslǝfey 2. 1997.

Mey da ray way ŋga ata Kande: kwa SIDA daha na, ndəhay da slala a da hətam gədaŋ ŋga njey maaya cəŋga na, kwara. Ɗerewel ŋgada ndaw maa sərkadata ndəhay. 2009.

Mey da ray way ŋga ata Kande: kwa SIDA daha na, ndəhay da slala a da hətam gədaŋ ŋga njey maaya cəŋga na, kwara. Ɗerewel ŋgada ndaw maa sərkey. 2009.

Mey hay ŋga jeŋgey, SIL, livre 1. 2009.

Ŋgusay má yamáwa tá zazay, bǝzá hay tá méemǝ́lkey. 1993.

Ya ɗikwa vaw ŋga jeŋgey. 1994.

Ya jáŋgamákwa. 1992.

Yaa sǝrkakwa mejeŋgey 2. 1996.

Yaa sərkakwa mejeŋgey 2. 2010.

Yaa sǝrkakwa mejeŋgey ma fǝna ma fǝna (Post-syllabaire en mofu-gudur). 2001.

Yáa sǝ́rkey mejéŋgey ta méy ŋgwa 1. 1983.

Yáa sǝ́rkey mejéŋgey ta méy ŋgwa 2. 1984.