Language

Bata

Bata is a language in the Afro-Asiatic family spoken in Nigeria and Cameroon.

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Scripture in Bata

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From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Bata is spoken

  • Nigeria
  • Cameroon

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About Bata

Language family
Afro-Asiatic
ISO 639-3 code
bta
Glottocode
bata1314
Also known as
Bata: Zumu

Dialects and varieties 14

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Bata as a whole.

  • Bacama: BattaNo known Scripture
  • DemsaNo known Scripture
  • FuroNo known Scripture
  • GarouaNo known Scripture
  • JiraiNo known Scripture
  • KobotachiNo known Scripture
  • MalabuNo known Scripture
  • MurkeNo known Scripture
  • NdeeweNo known Scripture
  • NjoboliyoNo known Scripture
  • RibawNo known Scripture
  • SongNo known Scripture
  • WadiNo known Scripture
  • ZumuNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • GRN MapAppGlobal Recordings Network / LightSys MapApp · Source attribution retained; internal research
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.