Mafa language
Mafa is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon and Northern Nigeria by the Mafa people.
| Mafa | |
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| Mafahay | |
| Native to | Cameroon, Nigeria, Burkina Faso, Chad, Mali, Sierra Leone, Sudan |
| Region | Far North Province, Borno State, Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 2000000 (2005)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | maf |
| Glottolog | mafa1239 |
Notes
- Mafa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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