Bacama language
Bachama (Bachama) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State, principally in the Numan Local Government Areas. 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. There are also Egyptian,SouthAfrican and Ethiopian descendants that settled and are Nigerian citizens.
| Bachama | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (150,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bcy |
| Glottolog | baca1246 Bacamabaca1245 Bacama-Yimburu |
Numerals
Bachama has a decimal/quinary number system, with both 5 and 10 as bases:[2]
| 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'.
Notes
- Bachama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Matsushita, 'Decimal vs. Duodecimal'
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