Dikaka language


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, spoken in and around Kindiyo
  • Bwilim, spoken in and around Mɔna
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.