Bena
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 670,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). |
| Region | Southwest central, Iringa region, Njombe District. |
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Tanzania, reference number 101 |
| Alternate names | Ekibena, Kibena |
| Dialects | Lexical similarity: 71% with Pangwa [pbr], 65% with Hehe [heh], 55% with Sangu [sbp], 53% with Kinga [zga], 51% with Vwanji [wbi], 47% with Kisi [kiz]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Bena-Kinga (G.60) |
| Language development | NT: 1914–1920. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
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