Ɓeele language

Ɓeele
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Bauchi State
Native speakers	unknown (a few villages; 120 cited 1922 [sic])^[1]
Language family	Afro-Asiatic Chadic West Chadic Bole–Angas Bole–Tangale (A.2) Bole (North) Ɓeele
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`bxq`
Glottolog	`beel1236`^[2]

Ɓeele (also known as Bele, Àbéélé, Bellawa) is an endangered Afro-Asiatic language spoken in a few villages in Bauchi State, Nigeria.

References

↑ Ɓeele at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Beele". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

External links

OLAC resources in and about the Beele language

Languages of Nigeria

Official languages

English

National languages

Recognised languages

Indigenous languages

Indigenous languages (ordered by state)

Adamawa	Baa Bacama Bali Bata Boga Bura Chamba Leko Daba Daka Donga Fali of Mubi Ga'anda Gaa Gude Gudu Holma Huba Hwana Hya Kamwe Kanakuru Kirya-Konzəl Kofa Koma Kpasam Kugama Kumba Lamang Longuda Margi Margi South Mumuye Ngwaba Nyong Nzanyi Psikyɛ Sukur Taram Teme Tso Vere Waja Wom Yendang Zizilivakan

Akwa Ibom	Ibibio

Bauchi	Ɓeele Bole Bure Ciwogai Dass Dazawa Deno Dikaka Dulbu Galambu Gera Geruma Giiwo Guruntum Jalaa Jarawa Jimi Karekare Kariya Kir-Balar Kubi Kushi Kutto Kwaami Labir Longuda Mangas Mawa Mburku Miya Pa'a Piya Polci Shiki Siri Sur Tso Warji Zangwal Zumbun

Bayelsa	Izon Southeast Ijo

Benué	Eggon Igede

Borno	Afade Bura Cibak Cineni Dghwede Glavda Gude Guduf-Gava Gvoko Jara Jilbe Kamwe Kanakuru Lamang Maaka Mafa Margi Margi South Nggwahyi Putai Tera Wandala Yedina

Cross River	Abanyom Anaang Efik Mbe Mbembe

Delta	Igala Ika Izon

Edo	Afenmai Igala Itsekiri

Gombe	Awak Bangwinji Bole Dadiya Jara Kamo Ngamo Pero Tangale Tera Tula Waja

Jigawa	Bade Teshenawa

Kaduna	Bacama Cori Eggon Kurama Sambe

Kano	Ɗuwai Kurama

Kebbi	Cipu Damakawa

Kogi	Basa-Benue Igala Nupe Oworo

Kwara	Kakanda Kupa Nupe

Nasarawa	Ake Alumu Basa-Benue Duhwa Eggon Hasha Jili Toro

Niger	Asu Bariba Cipu Gwandara Jijili Kakanda Nupe Pongu

Ondo	Itsekiri Izon Ukaan

Plateau	Barkul Boghom Bole Cakfem-Mushere Dass Fyam Fyer Goemai Horom Jorto Koenoem Kofyar Kulere Miship Montol Mundat Mwaghavul Ngas Pe Pyapun Ron Sha Sur Tal Tambas Tarok Yankam Yiwom

Rivers	Abua Baan Biseni Defaka Degema Ekpeye Eleme Engenni Gokana Ijaw Ikwerre Kalabari Khana Kugbo Nkoroo O’chi’chi Obolo Obulom Odual Ogba Ogbogolo Ogbronuagum Ogoni Okodia Oruma Tee Ukwuani-Aboh-Ndoni

Taraba	Baissa Fali Bete Buru Dadiya Donga Kholok Kpati Laka Lufu Mumuye Nyam Nyingwom Pangseng Rang Tarok Waja Waka Yendang Yoti

Yobe	Bade Bole Ɗuwai Karekare Ngamo Ngizim

Sign languages

Scripts

West Chadic languages

Hausa

Bole–Angas

Bole	Ɓeele Bole Bure Daza Deno Galambu Gera Geruma Giiwo Karekare Kubi Ngamo Maaka Pali

Tangale	Dera Kholok Kushi Kutto Kwaami Nyam Pero Piya-Kwonci Tangale

Angas	Cakfem-Mushere Goemai Jorto Koenoem Kofyar Miship Montol Mwaghavul Ngas Pyapun Tal

Ron	Bokkos Daffo-Butura Duhwa Fyer Kulere Mundat Sha Shagawu Tambas

Other	Yiwom

Bade–Warji

Bade	Auyokawa Bade Duwai Ngizim Shira Teshenawa

Warji	Ajawa Ciwogai Diri Kariya Mburku Miya Pa'a Siri Warji Zumbun

Barawa

Zaar	Dass Geji Polci Saya Zari Zeem

Guruntum	Guruntum-Mbaaru Ju Tala Zangwal

Boghom	Boghom Jimi Jum Kir-Balar Mangas

Other

Poki

Italics indicate extinct languages

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