Benga is a
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South ...
spoken by the
Benga people of
Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea, officially the Republic of Equatorial Guinea, is a country on the west coast of Central Africa. It has an area of . Formerly the colony of Spanish Guinea, its post-independence name refers to its location both near the Equ ...
and
Gabon
Gabon ( ; ), officially the Gabonese Republic (), is a country on the Atlantic coast of Central Africa, on the equator, bordered by Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, the Republic of the Congo to the east and south, and ...
. It has a dialectal variation called ''Bapuku''. Benga speakers inhabit a small coastal portion of
Río Muni
Río Muni (called ''Mbini'' in Fang language, Fang) is the Continental Region (called ''Región Continental'' in Spanish language, Spanish) of Equatorial Guinea, and comprises the mainland geographical region, covering . The name is derived fr ...
, the Cape of San Juan, suburban enclaves of
Rio Benito and
Bata, the islands of
Corisco,
Small Elobey and
Great Elobey.
See also
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Bube language
References
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External links
Presentation of the Benga language by linguist Patrick Mouguiama-Daouda
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Languages of Equatorial Guinea
Languages of Gabon
Sawabantu languages
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