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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Cameroon > Beti

Beti

A language of Cameroon

ISO 639-3btb
This ISO 639-3 code has been retired after the publication of Ethnologue, 16th edition. For more information, see the code change history documentation.

Population  2,000,000. Fang, Ewondo, Bulu, Mengisa, etc.
Region  Major part of Center and South provinces; East Province, Lom-and-Djerem and Upper Nyong divisions.
Dialects  Related to Bebele [beb], Bebil [bxp], Bulu [bum], Eton [eto], Ewondo [ewo], Fang [fak], Mengisa [mct].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, A, Yaunde-Fang (A.70)
Language use  Trade language.
Language development  Bible: 1970.
Writing system  Latin script.