| Masa | |
| Region: | southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon |
| Familycolor: | Afro-Asiatic |
| Fam2: | Chadic |
| Child1: | North Masa |
| Child2: | South Masa |
| Glotto: | masa1323 |
| Glottorefname: | Masa |
The Masa languages are a group of closely related Chadic languages of southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon.
The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:[1]
The exonym Zime is used for the Herdé, Ngeté, Pévé, and Mesmé. Similarly, Kaɗo is a generic name for the Peve–Kaɗo languages, a couple of which are called Lamé as well.
Shryock (1997: 32)[2] subgroups the Masa languages as:
Comparison of numerals in individual languages:[3]
| Language | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ɗàw | hʷóèɓ | hī́ndʒìʔ | fíɗíʔ | vàɬ | kāŋɡīʔ | sēɗā | tʃɔ̀hòʔ | tēfer̄ɗɛw | ɡùɓ | ||
| Marba (1) | tú | mbà | híndí | fíɗí | váɬ | kárɡéyá | kíɗìzíyà | ʔàklávándí | ɬéŋá | dóɡò | |
| Marba (2) | tù | mbà | ɦìndí | fíɗí | vàɬ | kàraɡàyà | sìdìzìjá | klàvàndì | ɮèèŋà | dòk / dòɡò | |
| kèp, tù, tùm | màʔ | ɦìdí | fìɗì | vàɬ | kàrɡìjà | sìdìjà | ɡlàvàndí | ɮèŋè | dòòk | ||
| ɗāw | hɔ̀ɓ | hīndì | fíɗí | vàtl | kāndī | sēɗā | tʃɔ̃hō̃ | tɛ̄rfīɗɛ̄w | ɡùɓ / ɡùp | ||
| Musey (Musei) (1) | dèw | ɓà | híndí | fídí | fàɬ | kárɡìyá | kídísìyá | kálvàndì | ɬèŋŋè | dòɡò | |
| Musey (Musei) (2) | dèw | mbà | ɦìndì | fídí | vàɬ | kàrɡìjá | kìdìzìjá | kàlvàndì | ɮèŋè | dòk / dòɡò | |
| Pévé (1) | ɗaw | hoɓ | hínjiʔ | fə́ɗiʔ | váɬ | kánkiʔ | syéɗaʔ * | tsóhoʔ | tʃéfaɗew | ɡuɓ | |
| Pévé (2) | ɗao | hwōɓ | hínjī | fúɗī | vātl | kánkí | sédā | tʃóhō | tʃéfāɗēo | ɡwúɓ |