Bété, Guiberoua

BET

developing

Alternate Names: Central Bété, Western Bété

Dialects: Guiberoua, Soubré. Reportedly most similar to Godié ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo

Atlantic-Congo

Volta-Congo

Kru

Eastern

Bete

Western

Demographics: 130,000 (1993 SIL).

Language Use: Also use French [fra].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: 15%–25%. Grammar. NT: 1982.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire

Other Comments: Different from Bete , of Nigeria. Christian, traditional religion.