Bena language

Bena
Ekibena
Native toTanzania
EthnicityBena
Native speakers
590,000 (2009)[1]
Dialects
  • Bena
  • Benamanga
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
bez – Bena
egm – Benemanga (include Kidugala and Lupembe dialects)
Glottologbena1262
G.63[2]
Linguasphere99-AUS-ub incl. varieties 99-AUS-uba...-ubg

Bena is a Bantu language spoken by the Bena people of the Iringa region of Tanzania.

  1. ^ Bena at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
    Benemanga (include Kidugala and Lupembe dialects) at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023) Closed access icon
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online