Tampulma

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A language of Ghana

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

16,000 (2003).

Location

North central, south of Sisaala, Damongo district. 25 villages.

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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. All ages.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Bible: 2000.
Writing
Latin script, used since 1970.
Other Comments

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