FAL ISO 639-3
Fali, South
A language of Cameroon
- ISO 639
- fal
- Alternate Names
- Fali
- Population
- 20,000 (1982 SIL).
- Location:
- North region: Bénoué division, northeast of Garoua, Pitoa subdivision, south of Dembo, Hossere Bapara area, Hossere Toro, Ndoudja, and Tsolaram.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Fali
- Dialects
- Fali-Tinguelin (Mango, Ndoudja, Ram, Toro), Kangou (Fali Kangou, Kaang, Kangu), Bele (Fali du Bele-Fere, Fali-Bele, Ngoutchoumi).
- Language Use
- Also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. Used as L2 by Nimbari [nmr].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 1975.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Fali, South
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Different from North Fali [fll], Fali of Baissa [fah], or Fali [fli] of Nigeria and Cameroon, which is Chadic.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: North region: Bénoué division, northeast of Garoua, Pitoa subdivision, south of Dembo, Hossere Bapara area, Hossere Toro, Ndoudja, and Tsolaram.
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