Bete language (Nigeria)
| Bete | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Bete Town, Takum Local Government Authority, Taraba State, Nigeria. |
| Ethnicity | 3,000 Bete (1992)[1] |
Native speakers | (50 cited 1992)[2] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
|
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byf |
| Glottolog | bete1261 |
| ELP | Bete |
The Bete language of Nigeria is a nearly extinct language spoken by a small minority of the 3,000 inhabitants of Bete Town, Takum, Taraba State; its speakers have mostly shifted to Jukun Takum. It is close to Lufu.
See also[]
- Bete people
External links[]
Bibliography[]
- ^ Bete language (Nigeria) at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
- ^ Bete at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- Crozier, David H. and Roger M. Blench, editors. 1992. An index of Nigerian languages. Abuja, Nigeria and Dallas: Nigerian Language Development Centre, Department of Linguistics and Nigerian Languages, University of Ilorin, and Summer Institute of Linguistics.
Categories:
- Yukubenic languages
- Endangered languages of Africa
- Languages of Nigeria
- Endangered Niger–Congo languages
- Plateau language stubs