Dama
Classification : Niger-Congo
·en danger critique
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En danger critique
100 percent certain, based on the evidence available
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50
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500
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50
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"About fifty Dama persons still speak their mother tongue, all of them over the age of 60. All are friends who speak Dama with one another in casual encounters and at local council meetings."
- DATE OF INFO
- 2001
- DOMAINES D'UTILISATION
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- TENDANCES AU NIVEAU DES LOCUTEURS
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- TRANSMISSION
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- ATTITUDE DES LOCUTEURS
- Mixed
- AUTRES LANGUES PARLÉES PAR LA COMMUNAUTÉ
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Fufulde
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French
- COMMENTAIRES SUR LE CONTEXTE DE LA LANGUE
"Adults speak Fulfulde almost exclusively. Except for the few who speak the mother tongue, older adults primarily speak Fulfulde. The younger people, according to those interviewed, are favoring French over Fulfulde, since French is the language of education... Younger Dama are ashamed of their language, and they no longer learn to speak the language."
- Caractères, systèmes d'écriture et orthographes
- None
- PLACES
- Cameroon
- LOCATION DESCRIPTION
"Rey-Bouba and Tcholliré Subdivisions, Mayo Rey Division, North Province, Cameroon... The Dama hail from the area south of the Mayo Rey River."