Alternate Names: Bette-Bendi, Dama
Dialects: Bendi, Bete (Bette, Mbete). Bete intelligible of Bendi. Lexical similarity: 82% with Bendi; 64%–72% with Obanliku ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 (2006 L. Otronyi), increasing. Some elderly monolinguals.
Language Use: Home. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng] and surrounding languages. Also use Nigerian Pidgin [pcm]. Used as L2 by Obanliku [bzy].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Very low. NT: 1982.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Nigeria
Other Comments: Different from Bete , in Taraba State and Bété , of Côte d’Ivoire. Bete and Bendi have positive attitudes toward each other. Christian, traditional religion.