Gaam is an Eastern Sudanic language spoken by about 110,000 people in Blue Nile Province in the southeast of Sudan. In particular, it is spoken in the Baw district and the surrounding area in the Tabi Hills in the centre of Blue Nile Province. People of all ages speak the language, and the Gaahmg people value it highly.
Gaam is also known as Ingessana, Tabi, Kamanidi, Mamedja or Mamidza, and speakers of Gaam call their language Gaahmg [ɡə̀ːmɡ]. Dialects include Jog Tao, Buwag, Kulag and Jog Goor.
Download an alphabet chart for Gaam (Excel)
Download details of the Gaam alphabet and pronunciation provided by Wolfram Siegel (PDF)
Gaam has high, mid and low level tones, plus several rising and falling tones. They are not usually indicated in writing.
Information about Gaam
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaam_language
http://www.language-archives.org/language/tbi
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/tbi
https://scholarlypublications.universiteitleiden.nl/handle/1887/18452
Afitti, Daju Mongo, Dilling, Gaam, Ghulfan, Kadaru, Narim, Old Nubian, Shatt
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 20.12.24. Last modified: 20.12.24
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