Bile language
| Bile | |
|---|---|
| Kun-Ɓíilé | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | 38,000 (2012)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bil |
| Glottolog | bile1244 |
| Ɓíilé[2] | |
|---|---|
| People | ɓa Ɓíilé |
| Language | Kun-Ɓíilé |
Bile (Bille) is one of the few Bantu languages of Nigeria. They can be found domiciled in Adamawa state below the Benue river opposite the Mbula-Bwazza who speak a related Bantu zone A (A60+40b) language.
References
- ^ Bile at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.