Afade

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: aal
Alternate Names: Afadeh, Affade, Mandagué
Population: 5,000 in Cameroon (Tourneux 2004). 40,000 all Kotoko languages (Tourneux 2004).
Location:: Far North region: Logone-and-Chari division, south Makari subdivision, Afade area.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, B, B.1, Kotoko Proper, North
Dialects: None known. Related to Mpade [mpi], Maslam [msv], Malgbe [mxf], Mser [kqx], and Lagwan [kot].
Typology: 27 consonant and 9 vowel phonemes.
Language Use: Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Used as L2 by Musgu [mug], Shuwa Arabic [shu].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Afade
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: ‘Mandage’ is used by the Kotoko to refer to either the northern group of Kotoko languages (Mpade, Afade, Maslam, Malgbe) or the Kotoko group as a whole (including Mser and Lagwan as well). Muslim.

Nigeria

Location: Far North region: Logone-and-Chari division, south Makari subdivision, Afade area.