Matal, also known as Muktele and Balda, is an
Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern
Cameroon.[1]
The Matal inhabit the western edge of the
Mandara Mountains, from the Parékwa massif southwards to the Méri. They also live the neighboring plain of
Mayo-Ranéo (
Baldama and
Zouelva cantons in
Mora arrondissement,
Mayo-Sava department, Far North Region). They number 18,000 people.[2]
^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.
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