Lama

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A language of Togo

ISO 639-3
las
Alternate Names
Lamba, Losso
Population

117,000 in Togo (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 177,000.

Location

Kara region, Kéran and Doufelgou prefectures; Central and Plateaux regions, Sotouboua, Ogou, and Haho prefectures; important minority in Lomé. Also in Benin, Ghana.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

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

Defale, Kadjala (Kadjalla), Kande (Kante). Similar to Tem [kdh] and Kabiye [kbp].

Language Use

Home, neighborhood, work. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use French [fra], Éwé [ewe], or Kabiye [kbp].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. NT: 1993–1995.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lama
Writing
Latin script.
Other Comments

Ethnic autonym: Lama. Lamba is the French name. Losso refers to people on the Losso Plain, including the Nawdeba (Nawdm). Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

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