Berta | |
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Gebeto | |
Native to | Sudan, Ethiopia |
Region | Benishangul-Gumuz |
Ethnicity | Berta people, Wetawit |
Native speakers
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370,000 all Berta languages (2006–2007) 80% monolingual in Ethiopia (1998 census) |
Nilo-Saharan?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
(all Berta languages) |
Glottolog | bert1248 |
Berta proper, a.k.a. Gebeto, is spoken by the Berta (also Bertha, Barta, Burta) in Sudan and Ethiopia.
The three Berta languages, Gebeto, Fadashi and Undu, are often considered dialects of a single language. Berta proper includes the dialects Bake, Dabuso, Gebeto, Mayu, and Shuru; the dialect name Gebeto may be extended to all of Berta proper.
The pronouns of Berta are as follows: