Marghi South

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
mfm
Autonym
Margi
Population

Ethnic population: 166,000 (2006 J. Leclerc). 135,000 in Marghi Central, Marghi South, and Putai languages (1999).

Location

Adamawa state: Michika and Mubi LGAs; Borno state: Askira-Uba LGA.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.2, 2
Dialects

Wamdiu, Hildi. Marghi South, Marghi Central [mrt], and Putai [mfl] form a language subgroup. Hoffman (1963) relates Marghi South to Huba [hbb] rather than to Margi.

Language Development

Bible portions: 2013.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Marghi South
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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