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 (no date)[1] |
Native speakers | (50 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | byf |
| Glottolog | bete1261 |
| ELP | Bete |
See also
editExternal links
editBibliography
edit- ^ a b Bete at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Sources
edit- 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.