The Bena are Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the
Njombe Region of south-central
Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It is bordered by Uganda to the northwest; Kenya to the northeast; the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to t ...
who speak the Bantu
Bena language. In 2001, the Bena population was estimated to number 670,000.
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Groups include the Bena of Njombe highlands and their offshoot, the Bena of Ulanga.
See also
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Nena people
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List of ethnic groups in Tanzania
Tanzania’s population comprises more than 120 ethnic groups, with no single group forming a majority, contributing to a diverse cultural and linguistic landscape without including ethnic groups that reside in Tanzania as refugees from conflicts ...
References
Ethnic groups in Tanzania
Indigenous peoples of East Africa
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