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Pam language

Pam is a nearly extinct, unclassified Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about 30 speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré.

Last revised
Jun 29, 2026
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≈ 1 min
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Source
Pam
Native toCameroon
Native speakers
30 (2003)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3pmn
Glottologpamm1242
ELPPam

Pam is a nearly extinct, unclassified Mbum language of northern Cameroon. There are only about 30 speakers remaining in the vicinity of Tcholliré (Tcholliré commune, Mayo-Rey department, Northern Region).2

References

References

  1. Pam at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Binam Bikoi, Charles, ed. (2012). Atlas linguistique du Cameroun (ALCAM) [Linguistic Atlas of Cameroon]. Atlas linguistique de l'Afrique centrale (ALAC) (in French). Vol. 1: Inventaire des langues. Yaoundé: CERDOTOLA. ISBN 9789956796069.