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Lidzonka
Lidzonka Autonym
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
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- Alternate Names
- Adere, Adiri, Arderi, Dzodinka, Dzodzinka
- Autonym
- Lidzonka
- Population
- 2,600 in Cameroon (2000), increasing.
- Location:
- North West region: Donga-Mantung division, extreme north Nwa subdivision, Adere village.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Wide Grassfields, Narrow Grassfields, Mbam-Nkam, Nkambe
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 1923–1932.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Lidzonka
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Consider themselves ethnically Mfumte. Christian, traditional religion.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Taraba state: Sardauna LGA, 1 village on Cameroon border.
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Distinct from Adele [ade] of Ghana and Togo. View other languages of Nigeria
Language Name
Lidzonka
Map
Location: North West region: Donga-Mantung division, extreme north Nwa subdivision, Adere village.
Size and Vitality
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