Dama language (Sierra Leone) explained

Dama language (Sierra Leone) should not be confused with Dama language (disambiguation).

Dama
States:Sierra Leone
Extinct:1930s
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam1:Niger–Congo
Fam2:Mande ?
Fam3:...
Fam4:Vai–Kono ?
Iso3:none
Glotto:dama1262
Glottorefname:Dama (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.