Batu language

Tivoid language spoken in Nigeria
Batu
Afi
RegionNigeria
Native speakers
(undated figure of 25,000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Southern Bantoid
        • Tivoid
          • North
            • Batu
Dialects
  • Amanda–Afi
  • Kamino
Language codes
ISO 639-3btu
Glottologbatu1255

Batu is a Tivoid language of Nigeria. Dialects are Amanda-Afi, Kamino. Angwe was once assumed, but turns out to be a dialect of the divergent Buru language.

References

  1. ^ Batu at Ethnologue (8th ed., 1974). Note: Data may come from an earlier edition.
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