Masa
E402506
Masa is a Central Chadic language spoken primarily in parts of Cameroon and Chad.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Masa canonical | 3 |
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Afroasiatic language
ⓘ
Central Chadic language ⓘ Chadic language ⓘ language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ |
| endangeredStatus | vulnerable ⓘ |
| glottologCode | masa1320 ⓘ |
| glottologName | Masa self-link ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Masaa
ⓘ
Masana ⓘ Yagoua ⓘ Yagwa ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Northern Masa
ⓘ
Southern Masa ⓘ Yagwa dialect ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Masa language ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
subject–verb–object word order
ⓘ
tonal language ⓘ |
| hasMorphologicalType |
agglutinative tendencies
ⓘ
fusional ⓘ |
| hasNeighboringLanguage |
Kotoko languages
ⓘ
Mofu-Gudur ⓘ Moundang ⓘ
surface form:
Mundang
|
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
consonant length distinctions
ⓘ
contrastive tone ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | mcn ⓘ |
| isSubjectOf |
Afroasiatic historical linguistics research
ⓘ
Chadic comparative studies ⓘ |
| languageBranch |
Central Chadic peoples
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Chadic
|
| languageFamily |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
surface form:
Afroasiatic
|
| languageSubfamily | Chadic ⓘ |
| primaryUsageDomain |
everyday communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| region |
Far North Region (Cameroon)
ⓘ
surface form:
Far North Region of Cameroon
southwestern Chad ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Cameroon
ⓘ
Chad ⓘ |
| subclassOf |
Afroasiatic languages
ⓘ
Chadic languages ⓘ
surface form:
Central Chadic languages
Chadic languages ⓘ |
| usedByEthnicGroup | Masa people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.