Tchaman

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
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Alternate Names
Cama, Caman, Kyama, Tsama, Tyama, “Ebrié” (pej.)
Autonym
Tyaman
User Population

152,000 (Leclerc 2017c).

Location

Urban Abidjan and Lagunes districts: Bingerville and Dabou subprefectures. 57 villages, with 27 in Abidjan.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Potou
Dialects

None known. Not related to surrounding languages.

Language Use

Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Attié [ati], Beti [eot].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Radio. NT: 1998.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tchaman
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Christian.