Beeke language
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| Beeke | |
|---|---|
| Ibeeke | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | (1,000 cited 1994)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bkf |
| Glottolog | beek1238 |
D.335[2] | |
| ELP | Beeke |
Beeke is a Bantu language of uncertain affiliation. Guthrie assigned to the Nyali cluster. However, Ethnologue suggests that it may be a divergent form of Bali. It is 65% cognate with Bali, but 38% with the Nyali language Ndaka.
References[edit]
- ^ Beeke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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