Hdi | Ethnologue

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639: xed
Alternate Names: Hedi, Hide, Hǝdi, Tur, Turu-Hide, Xədi, Xadi, Xdi, Xedi
Autonym: Hdi
Population: 25,000 in Cameroon (2001 SIL). Total users in all countries: 29,000.
Location:: Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Mokolo subdivision, Nigeria border northwest of Mokolo. 15 villages.
Language Status: 5 (Developing).
Classification: Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.4, Lamang
Dialects: Tur (Ftour, Tourou, Turu). 51% intelligibility of Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 48% of Lamang [hia], 35% of Gvoko [ngs]. Lexical similarity: 78% with Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 64% with Lamang [hia], 56% with Gvoko [ngs] (Hamm 2004b).
Language Use: Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Many also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. Many also use French [fra]. Many also use Hausa [hau]. Also use English [eng]. Also use Gvoko [ngs]. Also use Mafa [maf]. Used as L2 by Gvoko [ngs], Mafa [maf], Vemgo-Mabas [vem].
Language Development: 700 adult students each year in literacy program. Literature. Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2013.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hdi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Christian, traditional religion.

Nigeria

Location: Adamawa state: Michika LGA, on Cameroon border, 1 village area; Borno state: Gwoza LGA.
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 82% with Vemgo-Mabas [vem], 76% with Lamang [hia], 68% with Gvoko [ngs], 50% with Dghwede [dgh], 47%–48% with Guduf-Gava [gdf], 45% with Cineni [cie], and 44% with Glavda [glw] (Hamm 2004a).
Language Status: 5 (Developing)
Other Comments: In Nigeria, Hide, is preferred; in Cameroon, Hdi. Little education. 1 primary school. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Mokolo subdivision, Nigeria border northwest of Mokolo. 15 villages.