Fali of Baissa

Fali
Fali of Baissa
Native toNigeria
RegionTaraba State
Extinct2000s[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3fah
Glottologbais1242
ELPFali of Baissa

Fali is an unclassified Benue-Congo language of Nigeria, once spoken in the town of Baissa in Taraba State. The language is unwritten, and it went extinct in the 2000s.

Genetic affiliation

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

  1. ^ "Fali of Baissa". Ethnologue. Archived from the original on 2019-09-23. Retrieved 2026-05-29. Last speakers may have survived into the 2000s.
  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.