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Nateni

A language of Benin

ISO 639-3: ntm

Population	66,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).
Region	Atakora Province. Natemba in Toukountouna District; Tayaba in Tanguiéta District; Kuntemba in Kobly, Matiri, and Tanguiéta districts; Okoma in Tanguiéta and Kouandé districts. Tayakou is center of traditional beliefs and practices.
Language map	Benin, reference number 39
Dialects	Nateni (Natemba, Natimba), Tayari (Tayaba), Kunteni (Kuntemba), Okoni (Okoma).
Classification	Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Gur, Central, Northern, Oti-Volta, Gurma
Language use	Also use Baatonum [bba] or French.
Language development	Literacy rate in L1: 1%–5%. Radio programs. Grammar.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	Traditional religion, Christian.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

BUKIES, Ulrich; NÉDELLEC, Brigitte, authors. 2008. La phonologie du Naténi.  

BUKIES, Ulrich; NEUKOM, Lukas; WINRIKOU Esaïe, authors. 1994. Naàteǹni yèèka (Lexique nateni-français).

NÉDELLEC, Brigitte, author. 2006. L'expression de la qualification en naténi.

REEDER, JeDene; WHITE, Edith L., authors. 2001. Training nationals in literature production: an experience in Northwestern Benin.

Vernacular Publications

Baàtamá pɔ̀kàta 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1993.

Baàtamá Pɔ̀kàta 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 2010.

Baàtamá pɔ̀kàta 2: Pɔ̀kàta dɛ́ɛ̀ta. 1995.

Guide de transition Français-Nateni. 2010.

Ka̰ǹká̰ńtà pɔ̀kàta 1: pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1996.

Naàteǹni wɛɛmá cèmu 2: Pɔ̀kàta dɛ́ɛ̀ta. 1995.

Naàteǹni biɔhàma 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1993.

Naàteǹni biɔhàma 2: Wà̰a̰cí pɔ̀kàta. 1993.

Naàteǹni biɔhàma 3: Kam̀̀má pɔ̀kàta. 1993.

Naàteǹni biɔhàma: wà̰a̰cí pɔ̀kàta. 2008.

Naàteǹni wɛɛmá cèmu 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1993.

Naàteǹni wɛmá cèmu1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 2010.

Pɛ́ídi pɔ̀kàta; Livret de transition naténi - français. 1996.

Wɔ̰ǹkpeetí pɔ̀kàta 1: Pɔ̀kàta cecetá. 1994.