Musgu in Cameroon

Speakers

140,000

Type

Location

Musgu in Cameroon

Country

Information available

1. Basics

Names

Musgu in Cameroon

Size

140,000

2. Status

Status

  • Official country wide language
  • Official regional language
  • Official minority language
  • Recognised community language
  • Unrecognised community language
National language
Yes
Indigenous language
No
Administrative units of the country
Based on the actual population of the subdivisions where the Musgu people are present, as of the 2005 census (2014 C. Hamm).
Location: Far North region: Mayo-Danay division, Maga subdivision

3. State

Documentation: materials

4. Users

Geographical distribution

  • Users live and dominate in all regions of the country
  • Users live in one [state/...] of the country
  • Users live in a cross-border region [state/...] of the country
  • Users live in separated [states/...] of the country
  • Users live dispersed across one [state/...] of the country
  • Users live scattered all over the country

Settlements

  • Rural
  • Urban
Administrative units of the country
Based on the actual population of the subdivisions where the Musgu people are present, as of the 2005 census (2014 C. Hamm).
Location: Far North region: Mayo-Danay division, Maga subdivision

Size / Number of users

Number of users

140000
Year
2005

Users within total population

0.79000
Less than 1% use the language

PROPORTION

1
Year
2005

5. Use

Completion