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Fali of Baissa

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Fali
Fali of Baissa
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
Native speakers
("few left" cited 1992)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3fah
Glottologbais1242
ELPFali of Baissa

Fali is an unclassified Benue-Congo language of Nigeria, spoken in the town of Baissa in Taraba State. The language is unwritten, and there are few to no speakers remaining.

Genetic affiliation

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Baissa Fali belongs to the Benue–Congo sub-family of the Niger–Congo languages. Its position within this family remains a matter of discussion.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Fali at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Williamson, Kay (1989) 'Benue–Congo Overview', pp. 248–274 in Bendor-Samuel, John & Rhonda L. Hartell (eds.) The Niger–Congo Languages – A classification and description of Africa's largest language family. Lanham, Maryland: University Press of America.
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