Suga
A language of Cameroon
| Population | 10,000 (1985). |
| Region | Adamawa Province, Faro-and-Deo Division, Galim area southwest of Tignere; Mayo-Banyo Division, north Banyo Subdivision, Sambolabbo area. |
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Southeastern Cameroon, reference number 74 Northern Cameroon, reference number 74 Southwestern Cameroon, reference number 74 |
| Alternate names | Galim, “Jemjem” , Nizaa, “Njemnjem” , “Nyamnyam” , Ssuga |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Northern, Mambiloid, Suga-Vute, Suga |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: A few adults literate in Fulfulde. Few can read Roman script. Dictionary. Grammar. |
| Comments | Different from Nimbari [nmr] (Nyamnyam) of Cameroon. ‘Sewe’ may be an alternate name. ‘Baghap’ is their name for themselves, ‘Nizaa’ for their language. Agriculturalists. Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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