Dikaka language
Waja language spoken in Eastern Nigeria
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::summary Waja language spoken in Eastern Nigeria ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox language"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Dikaka |
| altname | Cham |
| nativename | Dijim-Bwilim |
| states | Gombe State of Nigeria |
| ethnicity | Dijim people |
| speakers | 25,000 |
| ancestor | Dikaka |
| ancestor2 | Dijim |
| date | 1998 |
| ref | e18 |
| familycolor | Niger-Congo |
| fam2 | Atlantic–Congo |
| fam3 | Waja–Kam |
| fam4 | Waja |
| fam5 | Cham–Mona |
| iso3 | cfa |
| glotto | diji1241 |
| glottorefname | Dijim-Bwilim |
| dia1 | Dijim (Cham, Cam) |
| dia2 | Bwilim (Mwana, Mona) |
| script | Latin (Dijim alphabets) |
| :: |
::callout[type=note] the Nigerian language ::
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Dikaka or Cham, is one of the Savanna languages of Middle Belt, Nigeria. It is also known as Dijim–Bwilim, after its two dialects, Dijim and Bwilim. A tonal language, it has a whistled register. It is spoken in Gombe and southwestern parts of Adamawa State of Nigeria.
Dialects
The two dialects are Dijim and Bwilim.
- Dijim [dijím], spoken in and around Kindiyo (currently Cham town)
- Bwilim [bwilím], spoken in and around Mɔna (Mwona, Mwana)
Another related dialect is spoken by former speakers of the Jalaa language in and around Loojaa settlement.
Phonology
It consists of 8 vowels and 17 consonants. :The vowels are: a, e, i, o, u, ǝ, ɨ, ʊ :The consonants are: b, c, d, f, g, h, j, k, l, m, n, p, r, s, t, w, y
References
References
- Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. [https://www.blogs.uni-mainz.de/fb07-adamawa/adamawa-languages/tula-waja-group/the-languages-of-the-tula-waja-group/ The languages of the Tula – Waja Group]. Adamawa Languages Project.
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