Ntcham language
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| Ntcham | |
|---|---|
| Basari | |
| Native to | Togo, Ghana |
| Ethnicity | Gurma |
Native speakers | 390,000 (2004–2013)[1] |
| Latin (Basari alphabet) Basari Braille | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bud – Ntchamaks – Akaselem |
| Glottolog | ntch1241 |
Ntcham, or Basari, is a language of the Gurma people in Togo and Ghana. Akaselem (Tchamba) is frequently listed as a separate language.
Writing System[edit]
| Majuscules | A | B | C | D | EE | F | G | GB | I | J | K | KP | L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minuscules | a | b | c | d | ee | f | g | gb | i | j | k | kp | l |
| Majuscules | M | N | NY | Ŋ | ŊM | OO | Ɔ | P | S | T | U | W | Y |
| Minuscules | m | n | ny | ŋ | ŋm | oo | ɔ | p | s | t | u | w | y |
Long vowels are indicated by doubling the letter ‹aa, ii, ɔɔ, uu› and two vowels are always long ‹ee, oo›. The tones are represented by acute accents for high tone and grave accents for low tone, on the vowels and the consonants m, n, b, l : ‹ḿ, ń, b́, ĺ›, ‹m̀, ǹ, b̀, l̀›.
References[edit]
- ^ Ntcham at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
Akaselem at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
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