Afro-Asiatic language spoken in Nigeria
"Beele" redirects here. For the Colombian musician, see Beéle.
| Ɓeele | |
|---|---|
| Àɓéelé | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Bauchi State |
Native speakers | 120 [1][2] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bxq |
| Glottolog | beel1236 |
| ELP | Bele |
| Àɓéelé[1] | |
|---|---|
| Person | bòhé áɓéelé |
| People | Àɓéelé |
| Language | Àɓéelé |
Ɓeele (also known as Bele, Àbéélé, Bellawa) is an endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in a few villages in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
References
[edit]- ^ a b Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ Ɓeele at Ethnologue (25th ed., 2022)
External links
[edit]| Official languages | |
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| National languages | |
| Recognised languages | |
| Indigenous languages | |
| Sign languages | |
| Immigrant languages | |
| Scripts | |
| Hausa– Gwandara (A.1) | |||||||
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| Bole– Tangale (A.2) |
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| Angas (A.3) | |||||||
| Ron (A.4) | |||||||
| Bade (B.1) | |||||||
| North Bauchi (Warji) (B.2) | |||||||
| South Bauchi (Barawa) (B.3) |
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| Others | |||||||
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