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Bete-Bendi

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3btt

Population  36,800 (1963).
Region  Cross River state, Obudu LGA.
Language map  Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 440
Alternate names   Bette-Bendi, Dama
Dialects  Bete (Bette, Mbete), Bendi.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Cross River, Bendi
Language development  NT: 1982.
Writing system  Latin script.
Comments  Not the same as Bete [byf] of Nigeria in Taraba state, Bete [bta] of Cameroon, or Bété of Côte d’Ivoire.

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Academic Publications

HANSLEY, Marcus; RUECK, Michael, transcribers. 2011. Wordlist Transcription: Obanliku, Bette, and Bendi of Cross River State, Nigeria..