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Ntcham

A language of Togo

ISO 639-3: bud

Population	100,000 in Togo (1993 SIL). Population total all countries: 157,000.
Region	West central, Bassar, Kabou, Kalanga areas. Also in Ghana.
Language map	Togo, reference number 32
Alternate names	Basar, Basare, Basari, Bassar, Bassari, Natchamba, Ncham, Tobote
Dialects	Ncanm, Ntaapum, Ceemba, Linangmanli.
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma, Ntcham
Language use	Also use French or Konkomba [xon].
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Grammar. NT: 1986–1990.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Ghana

Language name	Ntcham
Population	57,000 in Ghana (2004 SIL).
Language map	Ghana, reference number 49
Alternate names	Basar, Basare, Basari, Bassar, Bassari, Ncham, Tobote
Dialects	Bitaapul.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%.
Comments	Traditional religion.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

ABBOTT, Mary; COX, Monica, authors. 1966. Collected field reports on the phonology of Basari.

COX, Monica, author. 1974. La phonologie du Bassari.

CRUNDEN, Sheila M., author. 1984. An initial study of prominence in Bassar discourse.  

POIDI, Napo, author. 1987. Phonématique et système tonal du bassar: Une approche descriptive.

POIDI, Napo, author. 1989. Etude synchronique et comparative des phonèmes de deux parlers Bassar: Linaŋmanli de Bapuré et le parler de Bassar-ville.

POIDI, Napo, author. 1995. Esquisse comparative de l’Àkàsìlìmí et du Bàásàal (Famille Gur: Togo).

Vernacular Publications

Akɔntaa gbɔŋku kuliliitiiu ki tii ncam sukuliu. 2011.

Akɔntaa gbɔŋku kupeepeekaau ki tii ncam sukuliu. 2010.

Alaŋpan takaldau 1. 2000.

Comment lire et écrire le Bassari. 1967.

Mmaam min sá dipɔɔbiildi nì diniminaamandee gbɔŋku. 2011.

Reading and writing Basari. 1966.

Tí fìntimaan! Kugbɔmpeepeekaau 1: ncam (baasaar sooŋyi) gbɔmbifikaau; syllabaire n'tcham (bassar). 2008.

Tí fìntimaan! Kugbɔnliliitiiu 2: ncam (baasaar sooŋyi) gbɔmbifikaau; syllabaire n'tcham (bassar). 2008.

Tí fìntimaan! Kugbɔntataatiiu 3: ncam (baasaar sooŋyi) gbɔmbifikaau; syllabaire n'tcham (bassar). 2008.

Tí fìntimaan! Takaldapeepeekaa 1: ncam (Baasaar sooŋyi) takaldabifikaau. 1994.