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Preferred term

tbiGaam  

Type

  • language

Definition

  • The Gaam language, also known as Ingessana, (Me/Mun)Tabi, Kamanidi, or Mamedja/Mamidza, is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken by the Ingessana people in the Tabi Hills in eastern Sudan, near Ethiopia. It was considered an isolate within Eastern Sudanic until the other Eastern Jebel languages were discovered in the late 20th century. Dialects are Soda (Tao), Kukur (Gor), Kulang (Kulelek, Bau), Buwahg (Buek).

Entry terms

  • Ingessana language

ISO 639-3 code

  • tbi

In other languages

  • Gameg

    Breton

  • Gaam

    German

  • Lenga Gaam

    Piedmontese

URI

http://lexvo.org/id/iso639-3/tbi

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