Biu-Mandara

Definitions of Biu-Mandara
  1. noun
    a group of Chadic languages spoken in the border area between Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad
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    Pidlimdi, Tera, Yamaltu
    a three-tone Chadic language
    Bura, Pabir
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Higi, Kapsiki
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Mandara, Wandala
    a Chadic language spoken in the Mandara mountains in Cameroon; has only two vowels
    Mafa, Matakam
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Sukur
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Daba, Kola, Musgoi
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Bata
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Kotoko
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Mulwi, Munjuk, Musgu
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    Gidar
    a Chadic language spoken south of Lake Chad
    type of:
    Chad, Chadic, Chadic language
    a family of Afroasiatic tonal languages (mostly two tones) spoken in the regions west and south of Lake Chad in north central Africa
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