Benga | |
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Native to | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
Ethnicity | Benga people |
Native speakers
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5,400 (2004–2011) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | beng1282 |
A.34 |
Benga is a West Bantu 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, Small Elobey and Great Elobey.