The Bete language of
Nigeria
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is a nearly extinct language spoken by a small minority of the 3,000 inhabitants of Bete Town,
Takum,
Taraba State
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; its speakers have mostly shifted to
Jukun Takum. It is close to
Lufu.
See also
*
Bete people
External links
UNESCO, "Bete: Language profile"
Bibliography
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
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.
Yukubenic languages
Endangered languages of Africa
Languages of Nigeria
Endangered Niger–Congo languages
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