Saam language should not be confused with Sámi languages.
Saam | |
Speakers: | 530 |
Date: | 2011 census |
Ref: | e18 |
Speakers2: | (400 Saam, 130 Lingkhim) |
Familycolor: | Sino-Tibetan |
Fam3: | Mahakiranti (?) |
Fam5: | Central |
Dia1: | Bungla |
Dia2: | Lingkhim |
Dia3: | Sambya |
Iso3: | raq |
Glotto: | saam1282 |
Glottorefname: | Saam |
Saam, Saama Kha, is a nearly extinct Kiranti language spoken in Nepal. The name Saam is ambiguous, and shared with neighboring languages.
Chukwa may be Saam if it is not Kulung.
Saam is spoken in the following locations of Nepal (Ethnologue).