Wuzlam language

{{Short description|Afro-Asiatic language of northern Cameroon}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Wuzlam

|states=Cameroon

|region=Far North Province

|speakers={{sigfig|10500|3}}

|date=1982

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Afro-Asiatic

|fam2=Chadic

|fam3=Biu–Mandara

|fam4=Wandala–Mafa

|fam5=Mafa (A.5)

|fam6=South (a)

|iso3=udl

|glotto=wuzl1236

|glottorefname=Wuzlam

}}

Wuzlam, also called Uldeme (Ouldémé), is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic branch. It is spoken in northern Cameroon.

The Wuzlam (10,500 speakers) originally lived in the Wuzlam massif, in the canton of {{ill|Mayo-Ouldémé|fr}} (arrondissement of Tokombéré, department of Maya-Sava, Far North Region). The northeastern edge of this massif is inhabited by speakers of Pelasla or Gwendelé, culturally assimilated to the Wuzlam, or "Ouldémé".{{cite book|editor-last=Binam Bikoi|editor-first=Charles|date=2012|title=Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM)|trans-title=Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon|volume=1: Inventaire des langues|language=fr|location=Yaoundé|publisher=CERDOTOLA|series=Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC)|isbn=9789956796069}}