EBR ISO 639-3
Tchaman
Tyaman Autonym
A language of Côte d’Ivoire
- ISO 639
- ebr
- Alternate Names
- Cama, Caman, Kyama, Tsama, Tyama, “Ebrié” (pej.)
- Autonym
- Tyaman
- Population
- 152,000 (Leclerc 2017c).
- Location:
- Urban Abidjan and Lagunes districts: Bingerville and Dabou subprefectures. 57 villages, with 27 in Abidjan.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kwa, Nyo, Potou-Tano, Potou
- Dialects
- None known. Not related to surrounding languages.
- Language Use
- Also use French [fra]. Used as L2 by Attié [ati], Beti [eot].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 50%–75%. Radio. NT: 1998.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Tchaman
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Christian.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Urban Abidjan and Lagunes districts: Bingerville and Dabou subprefectures. 57 villages, with 27 in Abidjan.
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