ISO_639:las

Lama
Lama
Lamba
Region	Togo, Benin
Ethnicity	Lamba
Native speakers	260,000 (2006–2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Gur Southern Gurunsi Eastern Lama; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Benin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	las
Glottolog	lama1275

Lama language

Gur language of Togo and Benin

Lama is a Gur language spoken by the Lamba people in Togo, Benin, and by a few in Ghana.

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[e18-1] [1]
Lama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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"PHOIBLE 2.0 -". phoible.org. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

[FOOTNOTEalphabet,_SIL_2014-3] [3]
alphabet, SIL 2014.

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	Labial	Alveolar	Retroflex	Palatal	Velar	Labial-velar	Glottal
Nasal	m	n		ɲ	ŋ
Stop	p	t	ɖ	tʃ	k	k͡p
Fricative	ɸ	s					h
Approximant		l		j		w

	Front			Central			Back
	short	long	nasal	short	long	nasal	short	long	nasal
Close	i	iː	ĩ	ɨ	ɨː	ɨ̃	u	uː	ũ
Near-close	ɪ	ɪː	ɪ̃				ʊ	ʊː	ʊ̃
Close-mid	e	eː	ẽ	ə	əː	ə̃	o	oː	õ
Open-mid	ɛ	ɛː	ɛ̃	ə	əː	ə̃	ɔ	ɔː	ɔ̃
Open				a	aː	ã

	Toneme
Falling	˦˨
Level	˨
Rising	˨˦

Uppercase	A	C	D	Ɖ	E	Ǝ	Ɛ	F	H	I	Ɨ	Ɩ	K	KP	L
Lowercase	a	c	d	ɖ	e	ǝ	ɛ	f	h	i	ɨ	ɩ	k	kp	l
Uppercase	M	N	Ŋ	Ñ	O	Ɔ	P	R	S	T	U	Ʋ	W	Y
Lowercase	m	n	ŋ	ñ	o	ɔ	p	r	s	t	u	ʋ	w	y

ISO_639:las

Lama language

Phonology^[2]

Consonants

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ISO_639:las

Phonology[2]

Consonants

Vowels

Tones

Alphabet

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Phonology^[2]