Tama

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
tma
Alternate Names
Miisiirii, Tamok, Tamongobo, Tamot
User Population

62,900 in Chad (1993 census). Total users in all countries: 289,900.

Location

Wadi Fira region: Dar Tama department, Guéréda area; some in Ouaddaï region.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Satellite-Core, Core, Eastern Sudanic, Northern (k languages), Tama, Tama-Sungor
Dialects

Tama, Orra, Haura, Girga. Lexical similarity: 62%–73% with Assangori [sjg].

Language Use

Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu]. Also use Masalit [mls].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tama
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.

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