Fali, South

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
fal
Population

20,000 (1982 SIL).

Location

North region: Bénoué division, northeast of Garoua, Pitoa subdivision, south of Dembo, Hossere Bapara area, Tsolaram, Hossere Toro, and Ndoudja.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Fali
Dialects

Bele (Fali du Bele-Fere, Fali-Bele, Ngoutchoumi), Fali-Tinguelin (Mango, Ndoudja, Ram, Toro), Kangou (Fali Kangou, Kaang, Kangu).

Language Development
NT: 1975.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Fali, South
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from North Fali [fll], Fali of Baissa [fah], or Fali [fli] of Nigeria and Cameroon, which is Chadic.