The following is the entry for this language as it appeared in the 14th edition (2000).
It was superseded by the corresponding entry in the 15th edition (2005). See also the corresponding entry in the current edition of Ethnologue.
SIL code: BTE
ISO 639-2: nic
| Population | Ethnic group of 15,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench). |
| Region | Bauchi State, Ningi LGA. |
| Dialects | GAMO (BUTA, MBUTA, MBOTU, BA-BUCHE, BA-MBUTU), NINGI. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Kainji, Eastern, Northern Jos, Jera. |
| Comments | Formerly a dialect cluster. The people now speak Hausa. Muslim, traditional religion. Extinct. |
