Beng language

Beng
Beng
Ngain
Region	Ivory Coast
Native speakers	(17,000 cited 1993)
Language family	Niger–Congo Mande Eastern Mande South(east)ern Nwa–Beng? Gban–Beng? Beng; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; nhb – Beng; gnj – Ngen
Glottolog	beng1291 Bengic

Beng or Ben is a Mande language of Ivory Coast. The Ngen dialect, perhaps a closely related language, is spelled various ways, including Gan, Ngain, Ngan, Ngen, Ngin, and Nguin.

Paperno describes Beng and Gbin as two primary branches of Southern Mande.