Alternate Names: Beke, Ibeeke
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 65% with Bali ,, 46% with Lika , and Bila ,, 40% with Bera ,, 38% with Ndaka ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,000 (1994 SIL).
Language Use: Also use Ndaka [ndk].
Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Other Comments: Possibly ethnic Bali who moved away from Bali territory to 2 villages south of Ituri River, and in 1960s to Ndaka and Mbo , territory along the main road from Mambasa to Kisangani.