Ngangam (language)

Ngangam
Spoken in	Togo , Benin
speaker	approx. 66,000 (SIL 2002)
Linguistic classification	Niger-Congo Atlantic Congo Volta Congo Northern Gur languages Central Northern Gurma Ngangam (language)
Official status
Official language in	one of the national languages ​​in Togo and Benin
Language codes
ISO 639 -1	-
ISO 639 -2	-
ISO 639-3	gng

Ngangam (also: Dye , Gangam , Gangum , Ngangan , Nbangam , Migangam , Mijiem ) is the language of the Gangam people .

Most of them live in Togo and Benin . Ngangam is one of the Gur languages .

The number of speakers is estimated at around 66,000 (SIL 2002) people. About 46,000 (SIL 2002) speakers live in Togo, and about 20,000 (SIL 2002) in Benin. Well-known dialects in Togo are Motiem (Mogou), Koumongou. There are linguistic similarities with Konkomba, Ntcham, Moba and Gurma. The dialects Dye and Gamgan are known in Benin.

In Togo, the Ngangam speakers live in the Savanes region in Oti prefecture, near Gando-Namoni, Mogou, Koumongou and Kountouri.

See also

• Languages ​​of Benin
• List of languages ​​of Togo

Web links

• Ethnologue.com
• Language map Togo

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1. ↑ ^{a b c d} www.ethnologue.com