Tampulma

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A language of Ghana

ISO 639-3
tpm
Alternate Names
Tampele, Tamplima, Tampole, Tampolem, Tampolense, Tamprusi
Autonym
Tampulma
User Population

16,000 (2003).

Location

Northern region: Damongo district, 25 villages south of Sisaala.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Western
Dialects

2 inherently intelligible dialects. Lexical similarity: 62% with Chakali [cli].

Language Use

Vigorous. All domains. Used by all. Also use English [eng].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Literature. Dictionary. Texts. Bible: 2000–2016.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tampulma
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1970.

Other Comments

‘Tamprusi’ is the name of the people. Christian, traditional religion.