Dikaka language information

Dikaka
Dikaka
Cham
Dijim-Bwilim
Native to	Gombe State of Nigeria
Ethnicity	Dijim people
Native speakers	(25,000 cited 1998)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Waja–Kam Waja Cham–Mona Dikaka; ; ; ; ;
Early forms	Dikaka Dijim ;
Dialects	Dijim (Cham, Cam); Bwilim (Mwana, Mona);
Writing system	Latin (Dijim alphabets)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	cfa
Glottolog	diji1241

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.

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Dikaka language information

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Gombe State

Dikaka
Cham
Dijim-Bwilim
Native to	Gombe State of Nigeria
Ethnicity	Dijim people
Native speakers	(25,000 cited 1998)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Waja–Kam Waja Cham–Mona Dikaka
Early forms	Dikaka Dijim
Dialects	Dijim (Cham, Cam) Bwilim (Mwana, Mona)
Writing system	Latin (Dijim alphabets)
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`cfa`
Glottolog	`diji1241`