Beti

Demographics: 200 (Blench, Spriggs, and Connell 1999). Ethnic population: 3,180 (1988 census).

Language Use: The last speaker of the pure form of Beti died about 1993. Presently use a variety heavily influenced by surrounding languages. Only a few elderly men remember a few words from the ‘pure’ Beti dialect. Shifting to Anyin [any] (2000 R. Blench). Also use Abure [abu], Attié [ati], Ebrié [ebr], Mbato [gwa], Nzema [nzi].

Nation of Origin: Côte d’Ivoire

Other Comments: Christian.