Bata
Bata is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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Bata (Gbwata) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in the Numan, Song, Fufore and Jimeta gire Yola maiha Demsa lamorde LGAs, and in Cameroon in North Province along the border with Nigeria. Dialects are Demsa, Garoua, Jirai, Kobotachi, Malabu, Ndeewe, Ribaw, Wadi, and Zumu (Jimo). It is often considered the same language as Bacama.
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Words in Bata
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ndo* | |
| eye | din* | |
| ear | limo* | |
| nose | Cino* | |
| tooth | nincu* | |
| tongue | gEna* | |
| hand | dabadaba* | |
| blood | bizo* | |
| knee | magirSo* | |
| breast | wacu* | |
| water | koti* | |
| sun | foto* | |
| stone | fira* | |
| mountain | mbo* | |
| tree | kadi* | |
| leaf | guda* | |
| night | vido* | |
| dog | kida* | |
| one | hido* | |
| two | b3k* | |
| I | no* | |
| you | iyo* | |
| we | hino* | |
| path | t3vo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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