Alternate Names: “Kado” (pej.), Ka’do Pevé, Lamé, Zime
Dialects: Dari, Doe (Doué), Lamé. Related to Herdé , and Ngeté , with differences in phonology, grammar, and ethnic attitudes.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 30,000 in Chad (1999 SIL). Population total all countries: 35,720.
Language Development: NT: 1986.
Nation of Origin: Chad
Other Comments: Different from Lame , of Nigeria. Ethnonym: Zime refers to Herdé ,, Ngeté ,, Pévé, and Mesmé ,.