Ngambay

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A language of Chad

Logone Occidental region; Logone Oriental region: Lanya department, Bébedjia; La Nya Pendé department, Goré subprefecture; Mayo-Kebbi Ouest region: Mayo-Dallah department; Mayo-Kebbi Est and Tandjilé regions; centered in Moundou area.

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Language NameNgambay

User Population

57,000 in Cameroon (2005 SIL). Based on the actual population of the subdivisions where the Ngambay people are present, as of the official 2005 census (2014 C. Hamm).

Location

North region: Bénoué division, Garoua; Mayo-Rey division, Mandingring and Rey-Bouba subdivisions, Chad border area east of Tcholliré; all along route to Garoua.

Alternate Names

Gamb-Lai, Gamba, Gambai, Gambaye, Ngambai, Sara, Sara Ngambai

Language Status

5* (Dispersed).

Language Use

Most also use French [fra]. A few also use Adamawa Fulfulde [fub]. A few also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu].

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