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.
| Benga | |
|---|---|
| bɛŋga | |
| Native to | Equatorial Guinea, Gabon |
| Ethnicity | Benga people |
Native speakers | 5,400 (2004–2011)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bng |
| Glottolog | beng1282 |
A.34[2] | |
| ELP | Benga |
See also
References
- 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.
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.