Biseni language

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Biseni
Native toNigeria
RegionRivers State
EthnicityBuseni
Native speakers
(4,800 cited 1977)[1]
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3ije
Glottologbise1238
ELPBiseni

Biseni (Buseni) is one of three small Inland Ijaw languages of Nigeria. According to Ethnologue, it is not fully intelligible with other varieties of Inland Ijaw.

References

  1. ^ Biseni at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)