Tama

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A language of Chad

ISO 639-3
tma
Alternate Names
Miisiirii, Tamok, Tamongobo, Tamot
Population

62,900 in Chad (1993 census). Population total all countries: 67,900.

Location

Wadi Fira region: Dar Tama department, Guéréda area; some in Ouaddaï region.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Nilo-Saharan, Eastern Sudanic, Western, Tama, Tama-Sungor
Dialects

Girga, Haura, Orra, Tama. Lexical similarity: 62%–73% with Assangori [sjg].

Language Use

Also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu], Masalit [mls].

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 0%.
Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Tama
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Muslim.

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