Lamja-Dengsa-Tola
A language of Nigeria
| Population | 3,420 (2000). |
| Region | Adamawa state, Mayo Belwa LGA, Ganglamja area (Lamja Mt.), between Mayo Belwa and Tola. 13 villages. Lamja central town is Ganglamja; Dengsa are south of Lamja. |
| Language maps |
Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 289 Nigeria, Map 8, reference number 289 |
| Dialects | Lamja, Dengsa, Tola. A dialect subgroup. Together with Samba Daka [ccg] may form a language subgroup. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Northern, Dakoid |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: low. |
| Comments | 8 primary schools. Agriculturalists: guinea corn, peanuts, maize, rice, cassava; hunters (dry season). Muslim, traditional religion, Christian. |
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