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ISO 639-3 · dmmdmm
Niger–Congo family

Dama

Dama is a language of the Mbum branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Cameroon.

8a · Moribund
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
dmm
Glottocode
dama1267
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
6levels in the tree
8aEGIDS level

Facts

NameDama
Also calledDama language (Cameroon)

Vitality

EGIDS 8a Moribund8a

Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Dama

The branches above Dama, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch15Savannasbranch13Mbum–Daybranch7MbumbranchdmmDamalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Cameroon243 languages in the index

Also spoken in Cameroon

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalfraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationalhauHausaAfroasiatic · 43.9 m2 · ProvincialkauKanuriNilo-Saharan · 15 mkncCentral KanuriNilo-Saharan · 9.3 m3 · Wider CommunicationshuChadian Arabicunclassified · 2.6 m3 · Wider CommunicationwesCameroon Pidginunclassified · 2 m3 · Wider CommunicationbumBuluNiger–Congo · 860,0003 · Wider CommunicationfanFangNiger–Congo · 858,0003 · Wider CommunicationewoEwondoNiger–Congo · 578,0003 · Wider Communication