MFM ISO 639-3
Marghi South
Margi Autonym
A language of Nigeria
- ISO 639
- mfm
- Alternate Names
- Margi ti ntÓ™m
- Autonym
- Margi
- Population
- Ethnic population: 166,000 (2006 J. Leclerc). 135,000 in Marghi Central, Marghi South, and Putai languages (1999).
- Location:
- Adamawa state: Michika and Mubi LGAs; Borno state: Askira-Uba LGA.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.2, 2
- Dialects
- Wamdiu, Hildi. Marghi South, Marghi Central [mrt], and Putai [mfl] form a language subgroup. Hoffman (1963) relates Marghi South to Huba [hbb] rather than to Margi.
- Language Development
- Bible portions: 2013.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Marghi South
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Adamawa state: Michika and Mubi LGAs; Borno state: Askira-Uba LGA.
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