Tama language
| Tama | |
|---|---|
| Damut | |
| Native to | Chad and Sudan |
| Region | western Sudan and eastern Chad |
| Ethnicity | Tama people, ?Kimr |
Native speakers | (68,000, including Miisiirii, cited 1970–1993)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tma |
| Glottolog | tama1331 |
| Linguasphere | 05-DAA-aa |
Tama, or Damut, is the primary language spoken by the Tama people in Ouaddai, eastern Chad and in Darfur, western Sudan.[2] It is a member of the Taman language family. Miisiirii is often considered a dialect, though it is not particularly close.
Demographics
Tama is spoken by 63,000 people in Dar Tama, a well irrigated area near Guéréda that extends from Kebkebiya village to nearby Sudan. There are two nearly identical dialects, one spoken in the northern and central areas, and another one spoken in the south.[3]
Dialects
There are two dialects, Erenga and Mileere, spoken in the respective villages of (Ethnologue, 22nd edition):
- Erenga dialect: Abu Shadra, Abu Suruj, Agar, Bir Dagig, Budiflo, Gezin, Giilint, Goboron, Immed Marloga, Kengrem, Kondobe, Kuma, Mardok, Matinoor, Muburung, Rigilmur, Saraf Jidad, Shitkol, Tord, and Zere
- Mileere dialect: Salia town, in the Jabal Muun area
References
- ^ Tama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Encyclopedia of Africa. Oxford University Press. 2010. p. 454. ISBN 0195337700.
{{cite book}}: Unknown parameter|authors=ignored (help) - ^ Rilly, Claude. 2010. Le méroïtique et sa famille linguistique. Leuven: Peeters Publishers. ISBN 978-9042922372
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