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Eten language

Eten is a Plateau language of Nigeria. The people who speak this language, the Niten are found in the town of Ganawuri in Plateau State.

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Eten
Ganawuri
Etien
Native toNigeria
RegionPlateau State
Native speakers
40,000 (2003)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3etx
Glottologeten1239
Ten2
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.

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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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