Language

Musey language

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From Wikipedia

Musey is a Chadic language of Chad and Cameroon. There is a degree of mutual intelligibility with Masana. Although Musey and Masa are mutually unintelligible, many Musey speakers also speak Masa.

Distribution

Musey is spoken east of Guéré, in the southern part of Mayo-Danay commune in Danay department, Far North Region, by 20,000 speakers in Cameroon. It is also spoken in Chad.

Phonology

Vowels

Lax allophones of /i u e o/ occur as [ɪ ʊ ɛ ɔ].

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Sources

  1. 1.
    Musey
    WikidataLast verified: 21 October 2026
  2. 2.
    Musey language
    Wikipedia (English)Published 9 September 2025Last verified: 21 October 2026
  3. 3.
    Moussey (langue)
    Wikipédia (français)Published 4 January 2021Last verified: 21 October 2026

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