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.

This article is about the Nigerian language. For other uses, see Mona language (disambiguation).
Dikaka
Cham
Dijim-Bwilim
Native toEastern Nigeria
Native speakers
25,000 (1998)[1]
Dialects
  • Dijim (Cham, Cam)
  • Bwilim (Mwana, Mona)
Language codes
ISO 639-3cfa
Glottologdiji1241

Dialects

The two dialects are Dijim and Bwilim.[2]

  • 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.

References
  1. Dikaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.
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