Bete language (Nigeria)
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.
| 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 codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byf |
| Glottolog | bete1261 |
| ELP | Bete[3] |
See also
- Bete people
External links
Bibliography
- Bete language (Nigeria) at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).
- Bete at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Endangered Languages Project data for Bete.
- 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.
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