Wuzlam language
Wuzlam, also called Uldeme (Ouldémé), is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic branch. It is spoken in northern Cameroon.[1]
| Wuzlam | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | (10,500 cited 1982)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | udl |
| Glottolog | wuzl1236 |
The Wuzlam (10,500 speakers) originally lived in the Wuzlam massif, in the canton of Mayo-Ouldémé (arrondissement of Tokombéré, department of Maya-Sava, Far North Region). The northeastern edge of this massif is inhabited by speakers of Pelasla or Gwendelé, culturally assimilated to the Wuzlam, or "Ouldémé".[2]
Notes
- Wuzlam at Ethnologue (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. ISBN 9789956796069.
References
- Veronique de Colombel. 1997. La langue ouldeme nord-Cameroun: précis de grammaire, texte, lexique. Paris: Association LInguistique Africaine.
- D. Pierre Provoost & S. Pierre Koulifa. 1987. Essai sur la langue uldeme. Archives d'anthropologie 30. Tervuren: Musee Royal de l'Afrique Central.
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