| Bena | |
|---|---|
| Ekibena | |
| Native to | Tanzania |
| Ethnicity | Bena |
Native speakers | 590,000 (2009)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
| |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:bez – Benaegm – Benemanga (include Kidugala and Lupembe dialects) |
| Glottolog | bena1262 |
G.63[2] | |
| Linguasphere | 99-AUS-ub incl. varieties 99-AUS-uba...-ubg |
Bena is a Bantu language spoken by the Bena people of the Iringa region of Tanzania.
- ^ Bena at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
Benemanga (include Kidugala and Lupembe dialects) at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
