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Vame

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3: mlr

Population	8,500 (1992 SIL).
Region	Far North Province, Mayo-Sava Division, Mora and Tokombere subdivisions, Southern Mora massif south of Mora.
Language map	Northern Cameroon, reference number 26
Alternate names	Maslava, Pelasla
Dialects	Mayo-Plata (Pelasla, Plasla, Platla, Plata, Gwendele, Damlale), Mberem (Mbreme, Maslava), Demwa (Dmwa, Doume), Hurza (Hurzo, Ourza, Ourzo, Ouzza), Ndreme. Mayo-Plata is more similar to Wuzlam than the other dialects are.
Classification	Afro-Asiatic, Chadic, Biu-Mandara, A, A.5
Language use	A few may also use Fulfulde [fub] or Wandala [mfi].
Comments	‘Pelasla’ is their own name. Ethnic groups are Pelasla, Mbreme, Ndereme, Afem, Dumwa, Hurzo.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

GRANT, Caroline A., author. 1992. A sociolinguistic survey of Pəlasla (rapid appraisal).  

KINNAIRD, William J., author. 2006. The Vamé verbal system.  

KINNAIRD, William, author. 2005. Proposition d'orthographe pour la langue vamé.  

Vernacular Publications

Labara Kande: na kugwan ɗa hu ɗa nzək nzəɗa aŋade a SIDA: wakita ɗu tsugəɗay. 2009.

Labara Kande: wakita gə humanande a ɗu gə cugilhətən away a ɗaha hay. 2009.