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Tita language

Tita language

Benue–Congo language of Nigeria

Tita or "Hoai Petel" is an unclassified Benue–Congo language of Nigeria.,[2] it is mainly spoken in the states of Taraba and Plateau.[3]

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The Tita language has no existing dialects, and thus no alternate dialect names. There is only 1 recorded People Groups Speaking it as a Primary Language.

In the year 2000 the number of native speakers was recorded at 3,400, however some sources put the number higher at 6,600 (likely a recent estimate), which could be the case due to the population boom in Africa, and especially in countries like Nigeria.

References

  1. [1]
    Tita at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Tita". Glottolog 4.3.
  3. [3]
    "Nigeria & Cameroun - Carte linguistique". www.muturzikin.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.


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