Bacama
Bacama is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria.
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Bacama (Bachama) is an Afro-Asiatic language of the Central Chadic branch that is spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State principally in the Numan, Demsa and Lamurde Local Government Areas by the Bwatiye people. The dialect spoken is Kwa Bwatiye. There is Basa Pwa and Basa Voti and Njiya. The basa pwa accent is slightly different from that of bass Pwa and voti but all are the same people and tribe. Bachama is used as a trade language. It is often considered the same language as Bata.
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Words in Bacama
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bwara* | |
| name | kwak3y* | |
| eye | dito* | |
| ear | kwak3y* | |
| nose | Sine* | |
| tooth | linto* | |
| tongue | Zime* | |
| blood | zambEy* | |
| bone | ulEy* | |
| skin | sulari* | |
| knee | dugEy* | |
| breast | bwupto* | |
| liver | roSey* | |
| water | habyiy* | |
| fire | diyEy* | |
| sun | furEy* | |
| star | tikulEy* | |
| stone | fara* | |
| mountain | mwEy* | |
| tree | kada* | |
| leaf | Zuba* | |
| night | tukwoto* | |
| dog | sak3y* | |
| fish | vak3y* | |
| louse | kulato* | |
| one | hido* | |
| two | kpe* | |
| drink | sabwahabyEy* | |
| see | n3n* | |
| hear | kulo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
Most similar languages
Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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Glottolog · baca1246 · Wikipedia (English) · Ethnologue · bcy