Alternate Names: Kotoko-Kuseri, Kouseri, Kousseri, Kuseri
Dialects: Gawi (Makari), Houlouf (Mani), Kabe, Kalo (Kalakafra), Mser (Kousseri). Comprehension of Lagwan , is marginal. Related to Lagwan, Afade ,, Malgbe ,, Maslam ,, and Mpade ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 500 in Cameroon (Tourneux 2004).
Language Use: In rapid decline (Tourneux 2004). Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
Writing System: Unwritten
Nation of Origin: Cameroon
Other Comments: ‘Mandage’ is used by the Kotoko to refer to either the northern group of Kotoko languages (Mpade ,, Afade ,, Maslam ,, Malgbe ,) or the Kotoko group as a whole (including Mser , and Lagwan ,). Muslim.