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Bata language
| Bata | |
|---|---|
| Gbwata | |
| Native to | Nigeria, Cameroon |
| Region | Adamawa State, North Region |
Native speakers | 300,000 (2020)[1] |
| Dialects |
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| Latin | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bta – inclusive codeIndividual code: kso – Kofa |
| Glottolog | bata1314 |
| ELP | Kofa |
 Ethnic territories of the Bata-speaking people (Batta) in Nigeria, in blue | |
| Bata | |
|---|---|
| Person | Gbwata |
| Language | Magbwata |
Bata (Gbwata) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in the Numan, Song, Fufore and Jimeta gire Yola maiha Demsa lamorde LGAs, and in Cameroon in North Province along the border with Nigeria. Dialects are Demsa, Garoua, Jirai, Kobotachi, Malabu, Ndeewe, Ribaw, Wadi, and Zumu (Jimo).[1] It is often considered the same language as Bacama.[2]
- ^ a b Bata at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Kofa at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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