Dikaka language
Dikaka or Cham, is one of the Savanna languages of Eastern Nigeria. It is also known as Dijim–Bwilim, after its two dialects, Dijim and Bwilim. A tonal language, it has a whistled register.
| Dikaka | |
|---|---|
| Cham | |
| Dijim-Bwilim | |
| Native to | Eastern Nigeria |
Native speakers | 25,000 (1998)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | cfa |
| Glottolog | diji1241[2] |
Dialects
The two dialects are Dijim and Bwilim.[3]
- 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.
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References
- Dikaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Dijim-Bwilim". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.
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