Hina language
| Mina | |
|---|---|
| Hina | |
| Besleri | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Region |
Native speakers | 11,000 (2000)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | hna |
| Glottolog | mina1276 |
TheMina language,also known by the namesHinaandBesleri,is aChadic languagespoken in Northern Cameroon by 10,000 people. Speakers of Mina are generally bilingual, withFulfulde(Fula) being the second language. Fulfulde is often joined byFrenchas a third language in educated speakers.[1]
Besleri is spoken in most ofHinacommune (Mayo-TsanagaDepartment, Far North Region), with Gamdugun and Jinjin in the southwest and southeast of the area, respectively.[2]
Dialects
[edit]Frajzyngier & Johnston (2005) list three Mina dialects: Marbak, Kefedjevreng and Dzundzun.Ethnologuealso lists three: Besleri, Jingjing (Dzumdzum), Gamdugun. While the correspondence of "Jingjing" and "Dzundzun" is clear, the identity of the others is not.Mutual intelligibilitybetween dialects is difficult to ascertain, but Frajzyngier & Johnston (2005:3) demonstrate one-way intelligibility between Dzundzun and Mina (presumably meaning the Marbak dialect).
Notes
[edit]- ^abMinaatEthnologue(18th ed., 2015)(subscription required)
- ^Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012).Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)[Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA.ISBN9789956796069.
References
[edit]- Frajzyngier, Zygmunt & Johnston, Eric. (2005).A Grammar of Mina.Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
- Newman, Paul. (1992). "Chadic Languages." In: Bright, William.International Encyclopedia of Linguistics.Oxford: Oxford University Press.
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