Proto-EChadic: *tama < *ta-ʔam- (?)
Meaning: 'woman'
Somrai: dème ́ [Jg]
Tumak: deém [Cp] < *dV-ʔam- <*tV-ʔam
Ndam: ǯāḿ [CLR: 347]
Lele: tāmá [Grg]
Kabalai: tamà́ [Cp] , tāma [Lk:192]
Notes: Initial d- < *tV-in the sumrai group is regular. Long vowel in Kaba points to *ta-ʔam (less possible that Lele and Kaba originate from *ta-ma < AA *ma id, cf. Sokoro mā́ )
