Tama language
| Tama | |
|---|---|
| Tamongobo | |
| Native to | Chad, Sudan | 
| Region | Wadi Fira, West Darfur, South Darfur | 
| Ethnicity | Tama, Kimr | 
| Native speakers | 460,000 (2022–2023) | 
| Dialects | 
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| Unwritten | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tma | 
| Glottolog | tama1331 | 
| Linguasphere | 05-DAA-aa | 
Tama, or Tamongobo, is the primary language spoken by the Tama people in Ouaddai, eastern Chad and in Darfur, western Sudan. It is a Taman language which belongs to the Eastern Sudanic branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family. Miisiirii is often considered a dialect, though it is not particularly close.