Ndai language
| Ndai | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Cameroon |
Native speakers | 5 (2002)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | gke |
| Glottolog | ndai1238 |
| ELP | Ndai |
Ndai, also known as Galke or Pormi, is a nearly extinct Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about a few speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).[2] The name of the language supposedly comes from the language's word for "cow". The language is spoken to a degree of fluency by 5 speakers, all over the age of 50, and two others are alleged to hold a conversational-level knowledge of the language.[3]
References
- ^ Ndai at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.
- ^ "Sociolinguistic language survey of Dama, Mono, Pam, Ndai and Oblo". SIL International. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
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