Bile language

Bantu languages of Nigeria
Bile
Kun-Ɓíilé
Native toNigeria
RegionAdamawa State
Native speakers
38,000 (2012)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Benue–Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Bantu
              • Mbam-Bube-Jarawan
                • Jarawan
                  • Nigerian Jarawan
                    • Numan
                      • Bile
Language codes
ISO 639-3bil
Glottologbile1244
Ɓíilé[2]
Peopleɓa Ɓíilé
LanguageKun-Ɓíilé

Bile (Bille) is one of the few Bantu languages of Nigeria. They can be found domiciled in Adamawa state below the Benue river opposite the Mbula-Bwazza who speak a related Bantu zone A (A60+40b) language.

References

  1. ^ Bile at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
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