Beeke language

Beeke
Beeke
Ibeeke
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1994)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D.30) Boan?; (traditionally Nyali) Bali–Beeke Beeke; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bkf
Glottolog	beek1238
Guthrie code	D.335
ELP	Beeke

Beeke is a Bantu language of uncertain affiliation. Guthrie assigned to the Nyali cluster. However, Ethnologue suggests that it may be a divergent form of Bali. It is 65% cognate with Bali, but 38% with the Nyali language Ndaka.

References

^ Beeke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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[e18-1] Beeke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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Beeke
Ibeeke
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers	(1,000 cited 1994)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D.30) Boan? (traditionally Nyali) Bali–Beeke Beeke
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bkf`
Glottolog	`beek1238`
Guthrie code	`D.335`^[2]
ELP	Beeke