Language

Mafa

Mafa is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Cameroon and Nigeria.

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Scripture in Mafa

A complete Bible is reported in Mafa.

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Mafa is spoken

  • Cameroon
  • Nigeria

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About Mafa

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
maf
Glottocode
mafa1239
Also known as
Mafa: Mafa

Dialects and varieties 16

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Mafa as a whole.

  • CentralNo known Scripture
  • EastNo known Scripture
  • East MafaNo known Scripture
  • KozaNo known Scripture
  • LdamtsaiNo known Scripture
  • MafaNo known Scripture
  • MagoumazNo known Scripture
  • MavoumayNo known Scripture
  • MokolaNo known Scripture
  • MokoloNo known Scripture
  • Nuclear MafaNo known Scripture
  • OuzalNo known Scripture
  • RouaNo known Scripture
  • SouledeNo known Scripture
  • WestNo known Scripture
  • West MafaNo known Scripture

Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.