Ndam
StatesChad
RegionSouthwest
Speakers6,500
Date1990 census
Refe18
FamilycolorAfro-Asiatic
Fam 2Chadic
Fam 3East Chadic
Fam 4East Chadic A
Fam 5Sibine (A.1.1)
Iso 3ndm
Glottondam1251
GlottorefnameNdam

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

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