Glavda in Cameroon

Speakers

2,800

Type

Location

Glavda in Cameroon

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Glavda in Cameroon

Size

2,800

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
No
Indigenous language
Yes
Comments
Other names: Galavda, Galvaxdaxa, Gelvaxdaxa, Guelebda, Vale

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Geographical distribution

Settlements

  • Rural
  • Urban
Administrative units of the country
Far North region: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Koza subdivision, on Nigeria border, Gelvaxdaxa village area south of Ashigashia

Size / Number of users

Number of users

2800
Source
1982 SIL
Year
1982

Users within total population

Less than 1% use the language

Users within the reference community

Less than 10% use the language
Actual percentage
9
Year
1982
Comments
Total users in all countries: 31,300

Educational attainment

Early childhood education

Occupational qualifications

Elementary occupations
Skilled agricultural, forestry and fishery workers

Language competence

Understand all, speak/sign well

Literacy of users

Less than 50% of users with literacy in the language
Comments

Language Use: Some also use French [fra], as language of public education

5. Use

Socio-geographic dimension

Geographic scope
  • International
  • Supranational
  • Cross-border (states)
  • State-wide
  • Supra-regional cross-border
  • Supra-regional
  • Regional cross-border
  • Regional
  • Local
Comments
Far North region of Cameroon: Mayo-Tsanaga division, Koza subdivision, on Nigeria
border, Gelvaxdaxa village area south of Ashigashia

Also indigenous in: Nigeria.

Economic dimension

Economic scope
  • Quinary sector
  • Quaternary sector
  • Tertiary sector
  • Secondary sector
  • Primary sector
  • Language not used

Functional dimension

Functional scope
  • Public domains
  • Everyday domains
  • Private domains
Nature
exclusive
Stability
Decreasing

Functional use in administration

Language use in administration
  • International level
  • National level
  • Regional level
  • Local level
  • Auxiliary use
  • No use

Types of language use

  • signed / spoken use
  • written use
  • digital use
Comments
Language Dev: Dictionary. Bible portions: 1967–2017.
Writing: Latin script

Ethnoculture

  • No use
  • Informal learning
  • Skills and knowledge
  • Performing arts
  • Social practices
  • Customary law
  • Traditional medicine
  • Knowledge and practices
  • Traditions and expressions

Formal Education

Early childhood education

Public healthcare

  • Language not used
  • Translations
  • Healthcare information
  • Nursing care (incl. elderly)
  • Doctor-patient communication
  • Generally used

Completion