Berta languages

Berta
Funj
Geographic distribution	Ethiopia, Sudan
Linguistic classification	Nilo-Saharan? Berta
Subdivisions	Maiyu (Berta) Fadashi Undu Wabosh–Beleje Gonfoye
ISO 639-3	wti
Glottolog	bert1248

The Berta languages, or Funj, traditionally considered dialects of a single language, are Gebeto (Berta proper), Fadashi, and Undu. They are either a small family (or language isolate) of their own, or a primary branch of the Nilo-Saharan language family.

Berta has the typical word order subject–verb–object. It is a tonal language. It has significantly influenced some of the Eastern Jebel languages. The Arabic name "Beni-Shangul" (as in the Ethiopian province of Benishangul-Gumuz) derives from a Berta expression (with bele "rock/stone" misanalyzed as Arabic beni "sons").