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Mandara

Mandara

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A language spoken in the Mandara mountains of northern Cameroon that has only two vowels
  • noun
: mandara
  • I learned that Mandara is a unique language with only two vowels, spoken in the Mandara mountains.

Examples

  • The community in the Mandara mountains primarily communicates in Mandara, which has a rich oral tradition.

  • Many researchers study the Mandara language to understand its distinct characteristics.

  • The Sanskrit word mandala was transliterated into the Chinese term mantuluo and the Japanese term mandara.

    Academic text (2015)

Synonyms

Mandara language
vsMandara
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A language people speak in the Mandara mountains of Cameroon that has only two vowel sounds

is the shorter name without the added word language
Wandala language
vsMandara
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A language spoken in the Mandara mountains of northern Cameroon that has only two vowel sounds

keeps the same sense under the usual name
Wandala
vsMandara
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A language people speak in the Mandara mountains of Cameroon that has only two vowels

is the more complete name that includes the word language

Compounds

Biu-Mandara
  • Specialized
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A group of related languages spoken near the border of Cameroon and Nigeria south of Lake Chad

Mandara language
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A language people speak in the Mandara mountains of Cameroon that has only two vowel sounds

Surface Forms

Mandara singular
Mandaras plural

Etymology

Mandara comes from the name of the Mandara mountains and the people who live there in northern Cameroon, so the local speech became known as Mandara. A helpful way to remember it is to think 'the language of the Mandara mountains'.