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Bété languages

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Ethnicity:
  
Bété people

Glottolog:
  
bete1265

Geographic distribution:
  
Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigéria, Ghana

Linguistic classification:
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Kru Eastern Kru Bete

The Bété languages are spoken in central-western Ivory Coast. There are many dialects but they can be grouped as follows

  • Western
  • Bété of Gagnoa
  • Kouya
  • Eastern
  • Bété of Guiberoua
  • Bété of Daloa
  • Godié

    • They belong to the Kru language family.

    References

    Bété languages Wikipedia
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