Hina language

The Mina language, also known by the names Hina and Besleri, is a Chadic language spoken in Northern Cameroon by 10,000 people. Speakers of Mina are generally bilingual, with Fulfulde being the second language. Fulfulde is often joined by French as a third language in educated speakers.
Besleri is spoken in most of Hina commune, with Gamdugun and Jinjin in the southwest and southeast of the area, respectively.

Dialects

Frajzyngier & Johnston list three Mina dialects: Marbak, Kefedjevreng and Dzundzun. Ethnologue also lists three: Besleri, Jingjing, Gamdugun. While the correspondence of "Jingjing" and "Dzundzun" is clear, the identity of the others is not. Mutual intelligibility between dialects is difficult to ascertain, but Frajzyngier & Johnston demonstrate one-way intelligibility between Dzundzun and Mina.