Nateni is a member of the Northern Gur branch of the Niger-Congo language family. It is spoken by about 110,000 people in the Atakora Department in the northwest of Benin, particularly in the communes of Cobly, Kouandé, Matéri, Tanguiéta, and Toucountouna.
Nateni is also known as Natimba or Natemba, which also refers to the people who speak it. Dialects include Tayari, Kunteni, Okoni and Nateni, which is the most spoken dialect. It is written with the Latin script using an orthography devised by the Commission Nationale de Linguistique Nateni (Nateni National Linguistic Commission).
Nateni is used in homes, markets and other parts of the Nateni-speaking communities. There are radio programmes in the languages, and parts of the Bible have been translated into Nateni.
Download Nateni alphabet charts (Excel)
Naàteǹni wɛmá cèmu niìya̰ wɛǹni há̰ dɔ ye pesà. Tɔɔ̀sa kaá-ma kà ti mun pú deháà ye hḭ̀ǹka yoo kà t'eè hḭ́nà fòma kpɛ́mú. Ye kú hḭ́ǹka-dà ti cɔɔ̀hu-má naàteǹn wɛǹni tempàma, k'yé teha kà tí madí naàteǹni wɛmá cèmu wɛǹni.
Source: https://www.nateni.info/sites/www.nateni.info/files/uploads/Guide d'écriture en langue naténi.pdf
Information about Nateni
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nateni_language
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naténi
https://www.sil.org/resources/search/language/ntm
http://www.language-archives.org/language/ntm
https://www.nateni.info/fr/bienvenue
https://www.sil.org/resources/publications/entry/7887
Nateni dictionary
https://www.webonary.org/nateni/
Berba, Birifor (Northern), Birifor (Southern), Dagaare, Dagbani, Frafra, Gourmanchéma, Hanga, Kabiye, Kasem, Konkomba, Kulango, Kusaal, Láá Láá Bwamu, Mampruli, Mbelime, Moba, Mossi, Nateni, Ngangam, Ntcham, Paasaal, Safaliba, Sisaali, Tammari, Tem, Tumulung Sisaala, Turka, Waama, Western Sisaala
Languages written with the Latin alphabet
Page created: 29.08.24. Last modified: 02.09.24
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