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Fam

Classification: Niger-Congo

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endangered

CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3
LANGUAGE CODE		fam
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search

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Information from: “Fam wordlist with Ndoola corresponding terms” . Roger Blench (2014)

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<500
Native speakers worldwide
MORE ON SPEAKER NUMBERS
"There cannot have been more than 500 speakers when it was recorded in 1984, and I have no more recent information about the people or language."

DATE OF INFO: 1984

PLACES: Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Spoken in a single village, Sabon Gida, some 17 km. east of Kungana on the
road from Mararaba to Bali in Taraba State, Nigeria"

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1984

PLACES: Nigeria;

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
1,000
Native speakers worldwide

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1000
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 1984

PLACES: Taraba State, Nigeria

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: "Taraba State, Bali LGA, 17km east of Kungana"

Endangered

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
<1,000
Native speakers worldwide

LOCATION DESCRIPTION: Southeast and north of the Mambila Plateau, Nigeria

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LOCATION INFORMATION

COORDINATES

7.819704, 11.055915

COORDINATES

7.819847, 10.736183

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Information from: “Fam wordlist with Ndoola corresponding terms” . Roger Blench (2014)