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Bena language (Adamawa)

Bena language (Adamawa)

Adamawa language of Nigeria

This article is about the Nigerian language. For the Bena language of Tanzania, see Bena language.
"Yungur language" redirects here. For the language family known as Yungur, see Bena–Mboi languages.

Bena (Bəna, a.k.a. Binna, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Gbinna, "Lala", Purra, Yangeru, Yongor, Yungur) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria.

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Bena-Yungur has a 3-tone system.[3] The Yungur people are majorly located in Song, local government of Adamawa state, constituting 75% of the total population of the Local area.

References

  1. [1]
    Bena at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
  3. [3]
    The internal reconstruction of Bena-Yungur consonants and tone patterns


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