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.

Numerals

Bachama has a decimal/quinary number system, with both 5 and 10 as bases:8 is 4-4, 6 and 7 are based on adding to 5, and 9 means '(10) less 1'.

Example Texts in Bacama

• Gibo ma ḅa ḍa motso da Pwa tsi ne ndso-nogi ka nji-nogi ka nogi. - Mark 3:35 (GWVS 1915)

Other Resources available in Bacama

Audio Recordings in Bacama

Notes