Berta

E255792

Berta is a Nilo-Saharan language spoken primarily in parts of Sudan and Ethiopia.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Berta canonical 5
Funj Berta 1
Shinasha Berta 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Nilo-Saharan language
language
alternativeName Barta
Beni Shangul
Beni Shangul language
Berta language
linked to: Berta languages

Bertati
Bertha
Bertinya
Funj Berta
linked to: Berta

Shinasha Berta
linked to: Berta
continent Africa
country Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia
linked to: Ethiopia

Republic of the Sudan
linked to: Sudan
endangermentStatus vulnerable
hasConsonantPhonemes ejectives
implosives
hasDialect Bake
Bambeshi
Fadashi
Gobato
Mayu
Shuru
Undu
hasDomain local administration (limited)
traditional culture
hasInfluenceFrom Amharic
Arabic
Oromo
iso639-3Code wti
languageFamily Nilo-Saharan
languageStatus minority language
linguisticTypology SOV word order
tonal language
neighboringLanguages Amharic
Gumuz
linked to: Gumuz people

Mao
Oromo
region Northeast Africa
spokenBy Berta people
spokenIn Ethiopia
Sudan
usedFor local trade
oral communication
traditional storytelling
usedIn Benishangul-Gumuz Region
writingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Berta alternativeName Funj Berta
linked to: Berta
Berta alternativeName Shinasha Berta
linked to: Berta