| 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 |
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
External links
Bibliography
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a
b
Bete at
Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
Sources
- 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.