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Berta

A language of Ethiopia

ISO 639-3: wti

Population	125,000 in Ethiopia (1994 census), increasing. 99,689 monolinguals. 8,715 Fadashi. Population total all countries: 147,000.
Region	Beni Shangul region, corner formed by Blue Nile River and Sudan border north of Asosa; Dalati, Sirba Abay area east of Dabus River. Also in Sudan.
Language map	Djibouti, Eritrea and Ethiopia, reference number 15
Alternate names	Barta, Beni Shangul, Bertha, Burta, Jebelawi, Wetawit
Dialects	Shuru, Bake, Undu, Mayu, Fadashi, Dabuso. Probably more than one language.
Classification	Nilo-Saharan, Berta
Language use	16,533 L2 speakers. All domains, except for religion (which is in Arabic [arb]). All ages. Positive attitude.
Language development	Literacy rate in L2: 10%. Taught in primary schools.
Writing system	Latin script.
Comments	‘Beni Shangul’ is the Arabic name. SVO; case suffixes, passive, causative; prepositions; tonal. Agriculturalists. Muslim.

Also spoken in:

Sudan

Language name	Berta
Population	22,000 in Sudan.
Region	Blue Nile Province, on Ethiopia border.
Language map	Sudan
Alternate names	Barta, “Beni Shangul” , Burta, Wetawit
Dialects	Shuru, Bake, Undu, Mayu, Fadashi.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

Anonymous. 2007. Bertha-English-Amharic dictionary.

SIEBERT, Kati; SIEBERT, Ralph; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report on languages of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha area part 1."  

WEDEKIND, Charlotte; WEDEKIND, Klaus, authors. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report of the Asosa - Begi - Komosha area: part II."  

WEDEKIND, Klaus, author. 2002. "Sociolinguistic survey report on the Amuru area of Ethiopia."  

Vernacular Publications

Abunafash. 2007.

Agorthé taláta. 2007.

Alhisaab alkitaba algirayo: shulindu 2. 2009.

Alílíañ, borid u anthamañ. 2007.

Alkitábá geedú. 2008.

Alqulúmá adaru: shúlindu holoñoniñ 2. 2009.

Amazíñ u borid. 2007.

Amilí u madañ; Añ hihíb. 2007.

Án faasˀathá sˀisˀíagú. 2005.

Ashuní u at'éib. 2007.

Athoñorú máré borid; Begú ola húúhúlú. 2007.

Barta ALkítáábá - aLgirayo: Shúlindu 2. 2009.

Bertha / Funj pre-reading booklet. 2009.

Dérwash. 2007.

Geedí íli gorosh; Maabá miilá áre. 2007.

Gíndaalía. 2005.

Náñ madi hilíñqi. 2007.

Sˀakˀá ashárdídá shaíné pˀarune-áre. 2005.