Beti languages explained

Beti languages should not be confused with Eotile language.

Beti
Also Known As:	Yaunde
States:	Cameroon
Ethnicity:	Beti peoples
Speakers:	2.8 million
Date:	1982–2013
Ref:	^[1]
Familycolor:	Niger-Congo
Fam2:	Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:	Volta-Congo
Fam4:	Benue–Congo
Fam5:	Bantoid
Fam6:	Southern Bantoid
Fam7:	Bantu (Zone A)
Dia1:	Eton
Dia2:	Ewondo
Dia3:	Mengisa
Iso3:	btb
Iso3comment:	(retired)
Glotto:	yaun1239
Glottorefname:	Yaunde–Fang (A.70)

Beti is a group of Bantu languages, spoken by the Beti peoples who inhabit the rain forest regions of Cameroon. The varieties, which are largely mutually intelligible and variously considered dialects or closely related languages, are:

Ewondo

Eton

Mengisa

Beti had an ISO 639-3 code, but it was retired in 2010 because the varieties of Beti already had their own codes.^{[2] [3]}

There is a Beti-based pidgin called Ewondo Populaire.

Notes and References

1. Sum of figures in Ethnologue 18
2. Web site: Change Request Documentation: 2009-032. SIL International.
3. Web site: Change Request Number 2009-032. SIL International. 2009-06-12. John E.. McLaughlin. Beti is a group name, not an individual language name. Member languages are Eton [eto], Ewondo [ewo] and Mengisa [mct], all of which already have their own code elements..