The Masa languages are a group of closely related Chadic languages of southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon.
Languages The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:Blench, 2006. The Afro-Asiatic Languages: Classification and Reference List (ms)
Masa North Massa (Masana) ? Zumaya (†) Musey–Azumeina Musey Azumeina (Marba) South Mesmé Peve–Kaɗo Pévé Ngeté-Herdé
The exonym Zime is used for the Herdé, Ngeté, Pévé, and Mesmé. Similarly, Kaɗo is a generic name for the Peve–Kaɗo languages, a couple of which are called Lamé as well.
Shryock (1997) Shryock (1997: 32)Shryock, Aaron. 1997. The classification of the Masa group of languages. Studies in African Linguistics 26(1): 29‒62. subgroups the Masa languages as: Zumaya † North: Masa; Musey; Marba, Monogoy South: Zime; Peve; Heɗe-Ngiɗe
Numerals Comparison of numerals in individual languages:
Language 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Herdé (Zime) ɗàw hʷóèɓ hī́ndʒìʔ fíɗíʔ vàɬ kāŋɡīʔ sēɗā tʃɔ̀hòʔ tēfer̄ɗɛw ɡùɓ Marba (1) tú mbà híndí fíɗí váɬ kárɡéyá kíɗìzíyà ʔàklávándí ɬéŋá dóɡò Marba (2) tù mbà ɦìndí fíɗí vàɬ kàraɡàyà sìdìzìjá klàvàndì ɮèèŋà dòk / dòɡò Masana (Massa) kèp, tù, tùm màʔ ɦìdí fìɗì vàɬ kàrɡìjà sìdìjà ɡlàvàndí ɮèŋè dòòk Mesme (Zime) ɗāw hɔ̀ɓ hīndì fíɗí vàtl kāndī sēɗā tʃɔ̃hō̃ tɛ̄rfīɗɛ̄w ɡùɓ / ɡùp Musey (Musei) (1) dèw ɓà híndí fídí fàɬ kárɡìyá kídísìyá kálvàndì ɬèŋŋè dòɡò Musey (Musei) (2) dèw mbà ɦìndì fídí vàɬ kàrɡìjá kìdìzìjá kàlvàndì ɮèŋè dòk / dòɡò Pévé (1) ɗaw hoɓ hínjiʔ fə́ɗiʔ váɬ kánkiʔ syéɗaʔ * tsóhoʔ tʃéfaɗew ɡuɓ Pévé (2) ɗao hwōɓ hínjī fúɗī vātl kánkí sédā tʃóhō tʃéfāɗēo ɡwúɓ
See also List of Proto-Masa reconstructions (Wiktionary)
References
External links Masa Chadic resources at africanlanguages.org