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Majera

Majera is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Cameroon and Chad. Glottolog rates it shifting.

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Majera · 11.1°N 15.0°E

Majera (Mazera) is a minor Afro-Asiatic language of Chad and Cameroon.

In Cameroon, Majera is spoken in and around Majéra in the arrondissement of Zina, Logone-et-Chari Department, Far North Region. In the 1980s, there were 5,000 speakers or slightly less in Cameroon (ALCAM 1984). It is also spoken in Chad.

From Wikipedia · Majera language · CC BY-SA 4.0

Words in Majera

MeaningWordRomanization
ears3may*
tooths3nay*
handkw3sa*
bone7as3s7ay*
breastf37way*
fire7agwa*
sunfaCa*
nightnv3day*
fishk3lfa*

* in the simplified ASJP transcription

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