Bété, Guiberoua

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A language of Côte d’Ivoire

ISO 639-3
bet
Alternate Names
Central Bété, Western Bété, ʼbhɛtegbooʼmë
Autonym
ʼbhɛtɩgbʋʋ ʼmö
User Population

130,000 (1993 SIL). All Bété varieties: 730,000 (Leclerc 2017c).

Location

Bas-Sassandra district: Soubre, Buyo, Gregbeu, and Ouaragahio subprefectures; Sassandra-Marahoué district: Daloua, Guiberoua, and Issia subprefectures; Gôh-Djiboua district.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Kru, Eastern, Bete, Western
Dialects

Soubré, Guiberoua. Reportedly most similar to Godié [god].

Language Use

Also use French [fra].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1982.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Bété, Guiberoua
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Bete [byf] of Nigeria. Christian, traditional religion.