Tama

A language of Chad

ISO 639-3

tma

Alternate Names

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. Also in Sudan.

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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

Most also use Chadian Spoken Arabic [shu] or Masalit [mls] (Boyd 1989).

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 0%.

Language Resources

OLAC resources in and about Tama

Writing

Unwritten.

Other Comments

Muslim.

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Sudan

Language nameTama

Population

5,000 in Sudan (1970). Population known for Mileere only.

Location

Mileere dialect: West Darfur State, Jabal Muun area, Salia town; South Darfur State, west of Nyala; Erenga dialect: West Darfur State, Sirba area, Abu Suruj, Saraf Jidad, Bir Dagig, Kondobe, Budiflo, Tord, Shitkol, Muburung, Goboron, Agar, Immed Marloga, Gezin, Giilint, Zere, Kuma Mardok , Rigilmur, Abu Shadra, Matinoor, and Kengrem.

Dialects

Erenga, Mileere (Milerinka), Murase, Tama.

Status

6b (Threatened).

Language Use

Also use Sudanese Spoken Arabic [apd].

Other Comments

In Arabic, Mileere dialect is called Jabaal, speakers called Misiriya aj-Jabal.

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