Maslam language

Maslam is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in northern Cameroon, with a few in southwestern Chad. Dialects are Maslam and Sao. Maslam is in rapid decline.^[1]

Maslam
Maltam
Native to	Cameroon, Chad
Region	Far North Province, Cameroon; west Chad
Native speakers	250 (2004)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Kotoko (B.1) North Maslam
Language codes
ISO 639-3	msv
Glottolog	masl1241
ELP	Maslam

Distribution

Maslam is spoken in Maltam. Sahu (Sao), a closely related variety, is spoken in Saho, a few kilometers to the north in southern Makari commune, and also in Goulfey and Kousseri communes in the department of Logone-et-Chari. It is also spoken in Chad. In the 1980s, there were 5,000 speakers or slightly fewer in Cameroon (ALCAM 1984).^[2]