Ndam language explained

Ndam
States:Chad
Region:Southwest
Speakers:6,500
Date:1990 census
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Afro-Asiatic
Fam2:Chadic
Fam3:East Chadic
Fam4:East Chadic A
Fam5:Sibine (A.1.1)
Iso3:ndm
Glotto:ndam1251
Glottorefname:Ndam

Ndam, also known as Dam and Ndamm, is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in the southwestern Chadian prefectures of Tandjilé and Lai. Most of the speakers generally practice traditional religions, Islam, or Christianity. There are two dialects of Ndam - northern and southern, respectively - Ndam Dik, and Ndam-Ndam.