| Baldemu | |
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| Mbazlam | |
| Baldare | |
| Native to | Cameroon |
| Region | Far North Province |
Native speakers | 4 (2003)[1] |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bdn |
| Glottolog | bald1241 |
| ELP | Baldemu |
| Coordinates: 10°51′N 14°38′E / 10.850°N 14.633°E / 10.850; 14.633 | |
Baldemu, or Mbazlam, is a nearly extinct Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon. Baldamu is spoken in Bogo commune, Diamaré department, Far North Region by only 5 speakers as of 2012.[3] Speakers have been shifting to Fulfulde.[1]
The language is (or was) known as BaldemuorBaldare to its speakers.[4] It is sometimes rendered Baldamu, Balda, Mbazlam,orMbazla.[3]
Baldamu is mentioned in Bryan and Westermann's Handbook of African Languages under the name Balda, suspected to be only a toponym. It is most closely related to Giziga, Mofu Duvangar, and Mofu Gudur according to C. Seignobos and H. Tourneux.[3]
Since migrating from the surrounding mountains to the village of Balda, Baldemu speakers have shifted to Fulfulde. Baldemu speakers who migrated to Kaélé similarly shifted to Mundang.[4]
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