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| Bacama | |
|---|---|
| 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 Bacamabaca1245 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 is a 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'.
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