Beeke language

Beeke
Ibeeke
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
Native speakers
(1,000 cited 1994)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bkf
Glottologbeek1238
D.335[2]
ELPBeeke

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

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  1. ^ Beeke at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online