Bete language (Nigeria)

Bete
Bete
Native to	Bete Town, Takum Local Government Authority, Taraba State, Nigeria.
Ethnicity	3,000 Bete (1992)
Native speakers	(50 cited 1992)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Yukubenic Bete–Lufu Bete; ; ; ; ; ;
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.

External links

UNESCO, "Bete: Language profile"

Bibliography

^ Bete language (Nigeria)^{[dead link]} 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.

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[e14-1] Bete language (Nigeria)^{[dead link]} at Ethnologue (14th ed., 2000).

[e18-2] Bete at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

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