Mafa (African people)

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Information for Authority record

Name (Hebrew)
מאפא (עם אפריקני)
Name (Latin)
Mafa (African people)
Name (Arabic)
مافا (شعب أفريقي)
Other forms of name
nne Matakam (African people)
Mofa (African people)
Natakan (African people)
See Also From tracing topical name
Ethnology Cameroon
Ethnology Nigeria
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3276439
Library of congress: sh 85082028
Sources of Information
  • Murdock world cult.:p. 57 (Matakam)
  • Voegelin lang.:p. 106 (Matakam (Bulahai))
  • Ethnologue, 2000(Mafa: a language of Cameroon; alternate names: Matakam, Mofa, Natakan, Matakam has a derogatory connotation) p. 44 (Bulahai is alternate for Mefele, a language close to Mafa in Cameroon) p. 190 (added entry for Mafa in Nigeria mistakenly lists Bulahai as an alternate name)