Ndai language explained

Ndai
States:Cameroon
Speakers:5
Date:2002
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Mbum–Day
Fam4:Mbum
Fam5:Northern Mbum
Fam6:Dama–Galke
Iso3:gke
Glotto:ndai1238
Glottorefname: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).[1] 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.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Binam Bikoi. Charles. 2012. Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM). Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon. 1: Inventaire des langues. fr. Yaoundé. CERDOTOLA. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC). 9789956796069.
  2. Web site: Sociolinguistic language survey of Dama, Mono, Pam, Ndai and Oblo . 2023-09-18 . SIL International . en.