Bata

Bata
Dangin harshen	Harsunan Afirka da Asiya Harsunan Chadi Yaren Biu–Mandara Bata
Baƙaƙen rubutu	Baƙaƙen boko
Lamban rijistar harshe
ISO 639-3	bta
Glottolog	bata1314

Bata (Gbwata) harshe ne na Afro-Asiatic da ake magana a Najeriya a cikin jihar Adamawa a cikin Numan, Song, Fufore da Jimeta gire Yola maiha Demsa lamorde LGAs, da kuma cikin Kamaru a lardin Arewa da ke kan iyaka da Najeriya. Yaruka sune Demsa, Garoua, Jirai, Kobotachi, Malabu, Ndeewe, Ribaw, Wadi, da Zumu (Jimo). Sau da yawa ana ɗaukar yare ɗaya da Bacama .

Sunaye

Blench (2019) ya lissafa Bwatye (endonym: Ɓwaare; exonym: Bachama) azaman nau'in harshe mai alaƙa. Suna cikin jihar Adamawa (Numan da Guyuk LGAs) da kuma jihar Kaduna (arewa maso gabashin garin Kaduna ). Ana kuma kiransa Kwā ɓwàryē .

ALCAM (2012) ya lissafa Gbwata ( Bwaara in Nigeria) a matsayin nau'in Bata guda ɗaya. Masu iya magana suna kiran harshensu a matsayin "harshen Gbwata", wanda ake kira Magbwatá, Magbwati ko Magbwatiye a Kamaru.

Yaruka

A Kamaru, akwai nau'ikan Gbwata guda uku:

• Demsa ( Demsa commune a Bénoué sashen, wanda ke kan iyakar Najeriya, 30 km arewa maso gabas da Garoua )
• Kokoumi ( Garua commune, Bénoué sashen, wanda ke gefen kogin Benue )
• Faro (Jelepo in Beka commune, Faro Department)

Ndeewe shi ne yaren Gbwata da ke zaune nesa da gabar kogin Faro da Benue, inda “Bata noma” ke zaune. Yanzu mutane kalilan ne kawai ke magana.

Bacama ƙabilar Gbwata ce da ta zauna a Najeriya.

Akwai masu magana 2,500 a Kamaru.