Hdi language

Chadic language spoken in West Africa
Hdi
Xədi
Native toCameroon, Nigeria
Native speakers
29,000 (2001)[1]
Language family
Afro-Asiatic
Language codes
ISO 639-3xed
Glottologhdii1240

Hdi (Hedi, Xədi, Tur) is an Afro-Asiatic language of Cameroon and Nigeria.

In Cameroon, Hdi is only spoken in one village on the Nigerian border, namely Tourou (arrondissement of Mokolo, department of Mayo-Tsanaga, Far North Region) by 1000 speakers. It is mainly spoken in Nigeria. The Hdi and Mabas languages are closely related, but are distinct languages.[2]

References

  1. ^ Hdi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
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