Koma

KMY

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kuma

Dialects: Gomme (Damti, Koma Kampana, Panbe), Gomnome (Gimbe, Koma Kadam, Laame, Mbeya, Youtubo), Ndera (Doobe, Doome, Vomni). 3 subdialects: Koma Vomni, Koma Beiya, and Koma Damti. Ndera and Gomnome barely understand each other, but both understand Gomme. Related to Mom Jango ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
North
Adamawa-Ubangi
Adamawa
Leko-Nimbari
Duru
Voko-Dowayo
Vere-Dowayo
Vere-Gimme
Vere

Demographics: 32,000 in Nigeria (1989). Population total all countries: 35,000.

Language Use: Also use Hausa [hau].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: Low.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Nigeria

Other Comments: Different from Koma (Komo) , of Ethiopia and Sudan. 7 primary schools. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.