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Lama

A language of Togo

ISO 639-3: las

Population	117,000 in Togo (Vanderaa 1991). Population total all countries: 177,000.
Region	Kara region, Kande and Doufelgou prefectures; 50% of the population in Central and Plateau regions, Sotouboua, Ogou, and Haho prefectures; important minority in Lomé. Also in Benin, Ghana.
Language map	Togo, reference number 23
Alternate names	Lamba, Losso
Dialects	Kande (Kante), Kadjala (Kadjalla), Defale. Similar to Tem [kdh], Kabiye [kbp].
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Southern, Grusi, Eastern
Language use	Also use French, Éwé [ewe], or Kabiye.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Literacy rate in L2: 20%. NT: 1993.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Lama’ is their name for the language and people. ‘Lamba’ is the French name. ‘Losso’ refers to people on the Losso Plain, including the Nawdeba (Nawdm). Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian.

Also spoken in:

Benin

Language name	Lama
Population	60,000 in Benin (2006).
Region	Atakora Province, Boukombe Subprefecture, north west of Boukombe, scattered villages; Donga Province (formerly South Atakora Province), Djougou and Bassila subprefectures.
Language map	Benin, reference number 32
Alternate names	Lamba, Losso
Dialects	Kande (Kante), Kadjala (Kadjalla).
Language use	Also use French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%.
Comments	‘Lama’ is name for the people and language. ‘Losso’ refers to people on the Losso Plain who can either be Lama or Nawdm. Traditional religion, Christian.

Ghana

Language name	Lama
Population	Several hundred or perhaps thousands in Ghana (1996).
Region	100 km south of Bassar, to Yendi, as far as Tamale, and southeast of Tamale.
Alternate names	Lamba, Losso
Dialects	Kadjala (Kadjalla).
Comments	Sometimes called Kabiye or Losso.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BRINNEMAN, Carol; BRINNEMAN, Neal, compilers. 1992. Lexique lama-français-anglais.

BRINNEMAN, Neal, author. 1983. "Rélations interpropositionelles temporelles dans le lama."

Vernacular Publications

!De kal Lama. 1992.

!Đə kal lama. 2007.

!Kal nʼn sʋ lɛn. 1987.

!Kal nʼn wonke. 1987.

!Re kal Lama. 1987.

!Re kal Lama. 1992.

!Re pase lama maaʋ. 1987.

Akɔnta lapə təkara, apaasənʋ ñən. 2009.

Akɔnta lapə təkara, taman naʋl ñən. 2010.

Asɛ laʋ-m lu. 1991.

HONÐASƎ TƎKARA 2010 = Calendrier lama . 2009.

Honɖasǝ Tǝkara 2011 = Calendrier 2011 . 2010.

Honɖasə Təkara 2012 = Calendrier Lama 2012 . 2011.

Kpasekpase. 1992.

Sita wɩsɔ na wonɔn'ɔ ʋ mɔna sɛ rə kpa rə tɛ na. 2008.

Tɔku kɔre taa yəra pə ci sɛ naasə nasəl kpena wɩsɔ kpa-wa. 2008.

Tʋte saʋ. 1992.

Wʋltə təkara. 2011.

Wʋtɘkpɨsasɘ = Recueil de proverbes en lama = Proverbes recueillis par l'équipe lama . 2011.

Wʋtekpisase. 1986.

Yəra mɔsəm mpə tasʋ yəra ka lɛn na. 2011.