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Mpade

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mpi

Population	16,000 in Cameroon (Tourneux 2004). 16,000 all Mpade (Tourneux 2004). Large majority in Cameroon.
Region	Far North Province, Logone-and-Chari Division, south of Lake Chad, Makari area. Also in Chad, Nigeria.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 3
Alternate names	Makari, Makary
Dialects	Shewe (Mani), Mpade (Makari), Bodo, Woulki, Digam. Related to Afade [aal], Maslam [msv], Malgbe [mxf], Mser [kqx], Lagwan [kot].
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, B, B.1, Kotoko Proper, North
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Mandage’ is used by the Kotoko to refer to either the northern group of Kotoko languages (Mpade, Afade, Maslam, Malgbe) or the Kotoko group as a whole (including Mser and Lagwan). Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Chad

Language name	Mpade
Region	Town of N’Djaména and Hadjer Lamis region, Haraze-Al-Biar Department, Mani Subprefecture, south of Lake Chad, Mani area on the Logone River, north of N’Djaména.
Language map	Southwestern Chad, reference number 30
Alternate names	Kotoko-Makari, Makari
Dialects	Makari, Bodo, Woulki, Digam.
Comments	‘Mandage’ is used by the Kotoko (total population: 22,717, 1993 Census) to refer to either the northern group of Kotoko languages (Mpade, Afade [aal], Maslam [msv], Malgbe [mxf]) or the Kotoko group as a whole (including Mser [kqx] and Lagwan [kot] as well).

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ALLISON, Sean D., author. 2006. Alphabet et orthographe de Kotoko de Makary (mpadi̵).  

ALLISON, Sean, compiler. 2003. Makary Kotoko provisional lexicon.