Iten

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639: etx
Alternate Names: Aten, Eten, Etien, Ganawuri, Niten, Ten, ìtên, “Jal” (pej.)
Population: 40,000 (Blench 2003).
Location:: Kaduna state: Kaura LGA; Plateau state: Riyom LGA.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Plateau, Beromic
Language Use: Used as L2 by Firan [fir].
Language Development: Literacy program in progress (Blench 2019). NT: 2018.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Iten
Writing: Latin script [Latn], used since 2001.

Location: Kaduna state: Kaura LGA; Plateau state: Riyom LGA.