Viti language

Viti
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Taraba
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Grassfields Narrow (unclassified) Viti
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `vit` – Viti `ned` – Nde-Gbite
Glottolog	`viti1241` (Viti)^[1] `ndeg1238` (Nde-Gbite)^[2]

Viti (Biti) or Vötö (Bötö), also known as Nde-Gbite, is a Narrow Grassfields language of Nigeria, spoken in the village of Antere in Taraba State, Nigeria, half a kilometer from the Cameroonian border. It is not clear how close or distinct it is from other Grassfields varieties.

References

↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Viti". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Nde-Gbite". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.

Grassfields Bantu languages

Ring
languages

Central	Babanki Bum Kom Kuk Kung Mmen Oku

Northern	Bamunka Kenswei Nsei Vengo Wushi

Western	Aghem Isu Laimbue Weh Zhoa

Other	Nso

Eastern
Grassfields

Bamileke

Western	Megaka Ngiemboon Ngombale Ngomba Ngwe Yemba

Eastern	Fe’fe’ Ghomálá’ Kwa’ Nda’nda’ Medumba

Other

Viti

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