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Dama language (Sierra Leone)

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Native to
  
ISO 639-3
  
None (mis)

Extinct
  
1930s

Glottolog
  
dama1262

Language family
  
Niger–CongoMande ?...Vai–Kono ?Dama

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.

References

Dama language (Sierra Leone) Wikipedia


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