Dialects: Maslam (Maltam), Sao (Sahu). Related to Afade ,, Mpade ,, Malgbe ,, Mser ,, and Lagwan ,. Speakers may be able to use literature in one of these languages.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 250 in Cameroon (Tourneux 2004).
Language Use: In rapid decline (Tourneux 2004). Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].
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.