Bete language (Nigeria)

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 family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Yukubenic Bete–Lufu Bete
Language codes
ISO 639-3	byf
Glottolog	bete1261
ELP	Bete

See also

• Bete people

External links

• UNESCO, "Bete: Language profile"