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]
| Tita | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Taraba State |
Native speakers | 3,400 (2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | tdq |
| Glottolog | tita1240 |
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
edit- ^ Tita at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Hammarström, Harald; Forke, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2020). "Tita". Glottolog 4.3.
- ^ "Nigeria & Cameroun - Carte linguistique". www.muturzikin.com. Retrieved 2023-06-28.