Bali language (Adamawa)

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Bali
Ị̀báalí
Native toNigeria
RegionDemsa, Adamawa, Nigeria
EthnicityBali people(Africa)
Native speakers
(2,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bcn
Glottologbali1245
ELPBali
Baali
PersonBibaali
PeopleAbaali
LanguageỊ̀báalí[2]

Bali (also known as Bibaali, Maya, Abaali, Ibaale, or Ibaali) is a Niger–Congo language spoken by 100,000 people (as of 2006) in Demsa, Adamawa, Nigeria.

References

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