Dama

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A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3
dmm
Alternate Names
Dama-Mono
User Population

50 (Ayotte and Ayotte 2002). Ethnic population: 500 (Ayotte and Ayotte 2002).

Location

North region: Bénoué division, Rey-Bouba subdivision, a small enclave.

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Language Status

8a (Moribund).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Mbum-Day, Mbum, Northern, Dama-Galke
Dialects

May be a dialect of Mono [mru].

Language Use

Older adults only. Shifted to Adamawa Fulfulde [fub].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dama
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].