| Also Known As: Jebelawi,Barta,Wetawit,Bertha,Burta,Beni Shangul,Berta
Description:
The Berta language is spoken by the group of the same name (Bertha or Berta people) in Sudan and Ethiopia, and is generally classified as a branch of Nilo-Saharan. It has the typical word order Subject Verb Object. It is a tonal language. It has significantly influenced some of the Eastern Jebel languages. The Arabic name "Beni-Shangul" (as in the Ethiopian province of Benishangul-Gumuz) derives from a Berta expression (with bele "mountain" misanalyzed as Arabic beni "sons".)
The pronouns of Berta are as follows:..... full article at Wikipedia |
Location of Berta Language Speakers
<googlemap zoom="1" width=400 height=300 lat="9.299496" lon="27.588656" type="map">
9.496895, 36.896062, Ethiopia
9.102097, 18.281250, Africa</googlemap>
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