Eten language

Not to be confused with Mochica language, sometimes referred to as Etén from the last area where it was spoken.
Eten
Ganawuri
Etien
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
40,000 (2003)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3etx
Glottologeten1239
Ten[2]
PersonÀtên
PeopleNìtèn
LanguageEtien

Eten (Iten; exonyms: Tyap: Tyen) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. The people who speak this language, the Niten are found in the town of Ganawuri in Plateau State.

References

  1. ^ Eten at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.


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