Masa people

Masa
	Photo of Masa women and children. 1913.
Total population
	266,000–469,000
Regions with significant populations
Cameroon	266,000–318,000
Chad[citation needed]	150,000
Languages
	Massa language
Religion
	Christianity (30%), Evangelical Christian (15%), Islam (45%)
Related ethnic groups
	Other Chadic peoples

The Massa people, also called Masana, Banana, or Yagoua are a Chadic ethnic group in Cameroon and Chad. They are often grouped together with several together ethnic groups, who are collectively referred to as the Kirdi people.^[3]

The Masa have an estimated population of 266,000 to 469,000, with the majority residing in Cameroon. Most of them speak the Massa language.^[4]

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^ DeLancey, Mark Dike; Delancey, Mark W.; Mbuh, Rebecca Neh (2010). Historical Dictionary of the Republic of Cameroon (4th ed.). Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 219, 257. ISBN 9781538119686.
^ People Groups. Retrieved June 03, 2013, to 14: 25 pm.

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Total population
Photo of Masa women and children. 1913.
266,000–469,000^[1]^[2]
Regions with significant populations
Cameroon	266,000–318,000
Chad^{[citation needed]}	150,000
Languages
Massa language
Religion
Christianity (30%), Evangelical Christian (15%), Islam (45%)
Related ethnic groups
Other Chadic peoples