Tsam

1. Classification / Classification

Linguistic lineage:

Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Piti-Atsam (Ethnologue)

Alternate name: Chawai

2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique

Tsam is spoken by the Atsam people of Southern Kaduna, Nigeria. Specifically, it is spoken in Kauru LGA, Kaduna State. (Zitt)

3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs

As with all Nigerian languages only an estimate can be made due to a lack of data. Ethnologue gives a population of 30,000 in 1972.

4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte

5. Usage / Utilisation

6. Orthography / Orthographe

6.1 Status / Statut

6.2 Sample Alphabet / Alphabet exemple

ʼ A A B C CH D DY E F G G GB GW GY H HY I J K K KP KW L LY M N N NY O P PH PY R RY S SH T TS U V W WH Y Y Z (Zitt)

7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC

7.1 Fonts / Polices

7.2 Keyboards / Claviers

a) Keyboard Layouts / Dispositions de clavier

b) Production Keyboards / Claviers de production

7.3 Content on computers & internet / Contenu en informatique et sur l'Internet

7.4 Localized software / Logiciels localisés

7.5 Codes / Codes

• ISO 639-1:
• ISO 639-2:
• ISO/DIS 639-3: cch

7.6 Other / Autre

8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation

8.1 Individuals (experts) / Individuelles (experts)

8.2 Institutions / Institutions

Fantsuam Foundation, http://fantsuam.org

8.3 On the internet / Sur la toile

Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net

9. Comments / Remarques

10. References / Références

Ethnologue page for Tsam: http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=cch (Note that they refer to the language by the name of the people, Atsam.)

Zitt Localization Project, http://zitt.sourceforge.net

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