Bacama language
| Bacama | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa State, Kaduna State |
Native speakers | (150,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Afro-Asiatic
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bcy |
| Glottolog | baca1246 |
Bacama (Bachama) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State, principally in the Numan and Guyuk Local Government Areas, and in Kaduna State northeast of Kaduna town. Dialects are Mulyen, Opalo, and Wa-Duku. Bacama is used as a trade language.[1] It is often considered the same language as Bata.
Numerals
Bacama 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
- ^ a b Bacama at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Matsushita, 'Decimal vs. Duodecimal'
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