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Beng language

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Region
  
ISO 639-3
  
nhb

Native speakers
  
17,000 (1993)

Glottolog
  
beng1291  (Bengic)

Language family
  
Niger–CongoMandeEastern MandeSouth(east)ernNwa–Beng?Gban–Beng?Beng

Beng (Ben) is a Mande language of Ivory Coast. The Ngen dialect, perhaps a closely related language, is spelled various ways, including Gan, Ngain, Ngan, Ngin, Nguin.

Paperno describes Beng and Gbin as two primary branches of Southern Mande.

References

Beng language Wikipedia


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