Ntcham
Basari
Native toTogo, Ghana
EthnicityGurma
Native speakers
390,000 (2004–2013)[1]
Latin (Basari alphabet)
Basari Braille
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
bud  Ntcham
aks  Akaselem
Glottologntch1241

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

Ntcham Alphabet
Majuscules ABCDEE FGGBIJ KKPL
Minuscules abcdee fggbij kkpl
Majuscules MNNYŊŊM OOƆPST UWY
Minuscules mnnyŋŋm ooɔpst uwy

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

  1. Ntcham at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
    Akaselem at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon


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