Benga language explained

Benga
Nativename:bɛŋga
States:Equatorial Guinea, Gabon
Ethnicity:Benga people
Speakers:5,400
Date:2004–2011
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu (Zone A)
Fam6:Sawabantu (A.30)
Iso3:bng
Glotto:beng1282
Glottorefname:Benga
Guthrie:A.34

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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