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Benga language

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Benga
bɛŋga
Native toEquatorial Guinea, Gabon
EthnicityBenga people
Native speakers
5,400 (2004–2011)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3bng
Glottologbeng1282
A.34[2]
ELPBenga

Benga is a Bantu language spoken by the Benga people of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It has a dialectal variation called Bapuku. Benga speakers inhabit a small coastal portion of Río Muni, the Cape of San Juan, suburban enclaves of Rio Benito and Bata, the islands of Corisco, Small Elobey and Great Elobey.

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References

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  1. ^ Benga at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  • James L. Mackey (1892). Grammar of the Benga-Bantu language. American Tract Society. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  • James L. Mackey (1855). A grammar of the Benga language. Mission House, 23 Centre Street. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  • Dictionary of the English and Benga languages. Mission House. 1879. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  • Francisco Salvadó y Cos (1891). Colección de apuntes preliminares sobre la lengua benga: ó sea, Introducción a una gramática de este idióma que se habla en la isla de Corisco, pueblos de su bahía é islas adyacentes. Impr. de A. Pérez Cubrull. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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