Benga language
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| Benga | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
| Ethnicity | Benga people |
Native speakers | 5,000 (2004–2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bng |
| A.34[2] | |
Benga is a West Bantu family language spoken by the Benga people of Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. It has a dialectical variation called Bapuku. Benga speakers inhabit a small coastal portion of Rio Muni, the Cape of San Juan, suburban enclaves of Rio Benito and Bata, the islands of Corisco, and both Small Elobey and Great Elobey.
See also
References
- ↑ Benga reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ 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, Intrucción a una gramática de este idióma que se habla en la isla de Corisco, publos de su bahía é islas adyacentes. Impr. de A. Pérez Cubrull. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
External links
Texts
- Malěndwě ma holi ma panga ya vyo: Na Benga .... American Bible society. 1898. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- Westminster assembly of divine (1858). The Shorter Catechism, in the Benga Language. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- American Bible Society (1893). Panga ea kya, ekulu ya bebale...: The New Testament in the Benga language.... American Bible Society. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- The gospel according to Matthew: translated into the Benga language. American Bible Society. 1881. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
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