Bacama | |
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Ɓwaare | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Adamawa State, Kogi State |
Native speakers | 300,000 (2020) [1] |
Dialects |
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Latin | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bcy |
Glottolog |
baca1246 Bacama
baca1245 Bacama-Yimburu |
Bacama (Bachama) is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Chadic branch that is spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State principally in the Numan, Demsa and Lamurde Local Government Areas by the Bwatiye people. [2] The Dialects are Mulyen, Opalo, and Wa-Duku. Bachama-Yimburu appears to be a closely related but distinct language. Bachama is used as a trade language. [1] It is often considered the same language as Bata.
Bachama has a decimal/ quinary number system, with both 5 and 10 as bases: [3]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
hido | kpe | mwakin | fwot | tuf | tukoltaka | tukolukpe | fwofwot | dombi hido | bau |
8 is 4-4, 6 and 7 are based on adding to 5, and 9 means '(10) less 1'.