Masa languages

The Masa languages are a group of closely related Chadic languages of southwestern Chad and northern Cameroon.

Languages
The Masa languages listed in Blench (2006) are:


 * Masa
 * North
 * Massa (Masana)
 * ? Zumaya (†)
 * Musey–Azumeina
 * Musey
 * Azumeina (Marba)
 * South
 * Mesmé
 * Peve–Kaɗo
 * Pévé
 * Ngeté-Herdé

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)
Shryock (1997: 32) subgroups the Masa languages as:
 * Zumaya
 * North: Masa; Musey; Marba, Monogoy
 * South: Zime; Peve; Heɗe-Ngiɗe

Numerals
Comparison of numerals in individual languages: