Bena language

Bena
Bena
Ekibena
Native to	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Bena
Native speakers	590,000 (2009)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Bena–Kinga (G60) Bena; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Bena; Benamanga;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; bez – Bena; egm – Benemanga (includes Kidugala and Lupembe dialects)
Glottolog	bena1262
Guthrie code	G.63
Linguasphere	99-AUS-ub incl. varieties 99-AUS-uba...-ubg

Bena is a Bantu language spoken by the Bena people of the Iringa region of Tanzania.

Bena
Ekibena
Native to	Tanzania
Ethnicity	Bena
Native speakers	590,000 (2009)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Bena–Kinga (G60) Bena
Dialects	Bena Benamanga
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: `bez` – Bena `egm` – Benemanga (includes Kidugala and Lupembe dialects)
Glottolog	`bena1262`
Guthrie code	`G.63`
Linguasphere	99-AUS-ub incl. varieties 99-AUS-uba...-ubg