Alternate Names: Chamba Daka, Daka, Dakka, Dekka, Deng, Jama, Nakanyare, Sama, Samba, Tchamba, Tikk, Tsamba
Dialects: Dirim, Samba Daka, Samba Jangani, Samba Nnakenyare, Samba of Mapeo, Taram. It may form a language subgroup with Lamja-Dengsa-Tola ,. Reportedly similar to Dirim ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 107,000 (2000).
Language Use: Also use Hausa [hau], Nigerian Fulfulde [fuv]. Used as L2 by Nyong [muo].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 3%. Bible portions: 1933.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Different from Samba Leko , or Akaselem , of Togo. Traditional religion, Muslim.