Dama language (Sierra Leone)
Dama is an extinct language of Sierra Leone. It was replaced by Mende. Based on a few remembered words and toponyms, Dalby (1963) believed it to be a Northern Mande language, similar to Kono and Vai, but Glottolog leaves it unclassified.
| Dama | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Sierra Leone |
| Extinct | 1930s |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | None (mis) |
| Glottolog | dama1262[1] |
References
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Dama (Sierra Leone)". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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