Zulgo-Gemzek is a Chadic language with about 26,000 speakers in the Far North Province of Cameroon. In particular, Zulgo-Gemzek speakers can be found in Serawa in the Tokombere subdivision of the Mayo-Sava division, and also in the Mayo-Tsanaga division in the the southwest of the Far North Province.
Zulgo-Gemzek is also known as Zulgwa or Gemjek. Dialects include Gemzek, Mineo and Zulgo. Some linguists consider Zulgo and Gemzel as separate languages. The are different ways to write Zulgo and Gemzek with the Latin alphabet.
Download an alphabet chart for Zulgo-Gemzek (Excel)
Zulgo-Gemzek has a high tone, a mid tone and a low tone. They are not usually indicated in writing.
Labara guvol gə Gaduwa nda Mere, asi a gə ba nda meve dəbo nde dərməka tsœɗ nde dzek tsamakar gər ŋgay təsəla ŋa ye. Aynekay duk asi a pana buwa : gə Gaduwa te ndzawa dze ti, i gər gəma dəriŋ i buwal a. Azəka madzala gər a zlətay ya, A mendze bəse nda buwal mbete kiya gə asiŋ gə mburo ye mbaŋa.
Source: L'orthgraphe de la langue guemzek
Information about Zulgo-Gemzek
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulgo-Gemzek_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zulgo_(langue)
https://www.academia.edu/3889487/An_Outline_Sketch_of_Gemzek_Grammar_draft_
https://www.webonary.org/zulgo/overview/introduction/?lang=en
http://olac.ldc.upenn.edu/language/gnd
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/gnd
https://lingweb.eva.mpg.de/channumerals/Zulgo-Gemzek.htm
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/zulgo.html
https://www.101lasttribes.com/tribes/gemjek.html
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Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 10.07.25. Last modified: 10.07.25
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