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Chadic language spoken in Nigeria
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]
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9 |
10
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hido |
kpe |
mwakin |
fwot |
tuf |
tukoltaka |
tukolukpe |
fwofwot |
dombi hido |
bau
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8 is 4-4, 6 and 7 are based on adding to 5, and 9 means '(10) less 1'.
Example Texts in Bacama
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- Gibo ma ḅa ḍa motso da Pwa tsi ne ndso-nogi ka nji-nogi ka nogi. - Mark 3:35 (GWVS 1915) [4]
Other Resources available in Bacama
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Audio Recordings in Bacama
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Tera (A.1) | |
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Bura–Higi | Bura–Marghi (A.2) | |
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Higi (A.3) | |
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Wandala (Mandara) (A.4) | |
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Mafa (A.5) | Northeast | |
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Daba (A.7) | |
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Bata (Gbwata) (A.8) | |
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Mandage (Kotoko) (B.1) | |
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East– Central | Munjuk (B.2) | |
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Mida'a (< B.1) | |
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