Eten language

Not to be confused with Mochica language, sometimes referred to as Etén from the last area where it was spoken.

Eten
Ganawuri
Etien
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Plateau State
Native speakers	40,000 (2003)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Plateau Beromic Eten
Language codes
ISO 639-3	etx
Glottolog	eten1239

Ten[2]
Person	Àtên
People	Nìtèn
Language	Etien

Eten (Iten; exonyms: Tyap: Tyen) is a Plateau language of Nigeria. The people who speak this language, the Niten are found in the town of Ganawuri in Plateau State.

References

1. Eten at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
2. Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

External links

• Roger Blench: Iten (Ganawuri) page