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.Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.
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
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