Ndam language
(Redirected from ISO 639:ndm)
| Ndam | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Chad |
| Region | Southwest |
Native speakers | (6,500 cited 1990 census)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | ndm |
| Glottolog | ndam1251 |
| ELP | Ndam |
Ndam, also known as Dam and Ndamm, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjilé and Lai. Most of the speakers generally practice traditional religions, Islam, or Christianity. There are two dialects of Ndam—northern and southern, respectively—Ndam Dik, and Ndam-Ndam.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Ndam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
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