Les relations lexicales entre le giziga – tchadique central – et le fulfulde (Cameroun)

Abstract

In the Far North region of Cameroon, the Giziga are undoubtedly the population most closely intertwined with the Fulani. Together they occupy the vast Diamaré plain, as far as the foothills of the Mandara Mountains. While their long cohabitation has not always been idyllic, their respective languages have benefited by borrowing many words from each other. In addition, Fulfulde, the language of a nomadic people originally, rich in many historical contacts, has enabled the Giziga language to receive lexical contributions from many other languages (Arabic, Kanuri, Hausa, English, etc.).