Bacama (Bachama) ko ɗemngal Afro-Asiyatik ngal calɗi Chadic ngal haalata e nder leydi Najeriya e nder diiwaan Adamawa ko ɓuri heewde e nokkuuji laamu Numan, Demsa e Lamurde ɗi leñol Bwatiye en kaalata.[1] Ɗemɗe ɗee ko Mulyen, Opalo, e Wa-Duku. Bachama-Yimburu ina nanndi e ɗemngal ɓadtiingal kono ngal seerti e ɗemngal ngal. Bachama ina huutoree e ɗemngal njulaagu.

[2] It is often considered the same language as Bata.

Numerals

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Bachama has a decimal/quinary number system, with both 5 and 10 as bases:<ref>

Ina heewi hiiseede ko ɗemngal Bata.

Limle Bachama ina jogii limre toɓɓere/kinaare, tawa 5 e 10 fof ko tuugnorgal:

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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'.

Example Texts in Bacama

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

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 hido kpe mwakin fwot tuf tukoltaka tukolukpe fwofwot dombi hido bau 8 ko 4-4, 6 e 7 tuugii ko e ɓeydude e 5, 9 firti ko ‘(10) ustii 1’.

Yeru Binndi e nder Bacama Gibo ma ḅa ḍa motso da Pwa tsi ne ndso-nogi ka nji-nogi ka nogi. - Marku 3:35 (GWVS 1915)[3]. Resooji goɗɗi ina tawee e Bacama Nate Odio to Bacama

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  1. Carnochan, J (1967). "The Coming of the Fulani: A Bachama Oral Tradition". Bulletin of the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London. Cambridge University Press. 30 (3): 622–633. doi:10.1017/S0041977X00132082. JSTOR 612391. S2CID 144140973.
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  3. LinguaBank - Bachama