Bata language

Bata
Gbwata
Native to	Nigeria, Cameroon
Region	Adamawa State, North Region
Native speakers	300,000 (2020)[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic Biu–Mandara Bata languages (A.8) Bata
Dialects	Zumu Wadi Malabu Kobocī Ribow Njoboliyo Garua Jirai Furo Song Bata
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bta – inclusive code Individual code: kso – Kofa
Glottolog	bata1314
ELP	Kofa
Ethnic territories of the Bata-speaking people (Batta) in Nigeria, in blue

Bata (Gbwata) is an Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria in Adamawa State in the Numan, Song, Fufore and Jimeta gire Yola maiha Demsa lamorde LGAs, and in Cameroon in North Province along the border with Nigeria. Dialects are Demsa, Garoua, Jirai, Kobotachi, Malabu, Ndeewe, Ribaw, Wadi, and Zumu (Jimo).^[1] It is often considered the same language as Bacama.^[2]