Saam language

{{Short description|Kiranti language of Nepal}}

{{distinguish|Sámi languages}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Saam

|region=Mechi Zone

|states=Nepal

|ethnicity=Kiranti

|speakers=530

|date=2011 census

|ref=e18

|speakers2=(400 Saam, 130 Lingkhim)

|familycolor=Sino-Tibetan

|fam2=Tibeto-Burman

|fam3=Mahakiranti (?)

|fam4=Kiranti

|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.