Berta Language (wti)

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Also Known As: Jebelawi,Barta,Wetawit,Bertha,Burta,Beni Shangul,Berta


Description:

The Berta language is spoken by the Berta (or Bertha) in Sudan and Ethiopia. It is a language isolate which has been also included as branch of the proposed Nilo-Saharan language family. 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"). Berta has several dialects (some quite divergent) including: Bake, Dabuso, Fadashi, Gebeto, Mayu, Shuru, and Undu.

The pronouns of Berta are as follows:..... full article at Wikipedia

Location of Berta Language Speakers

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Overview

Main Country: Ethiopia
Spoken In:

Countries: Ethiopia Regions: Africa

ISO 639-3 Code: wti

Classification Taxonomy

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  Nilo-Saharan Group

    Berta Group

      Berta Language