Bena language (Adamawa)
Bena (Bəna, AKA Binna, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Gbinna, "Lala", Purra, Yangeru, Yongor, Yungur) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria.
| Bena | |
|---|---|
| Yungur | |
| Ebәna | |
| Native to | Nigeria |
| Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (95,000 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | yun |
| Glottolog | bena1260 |
| Bəna[2] | |
|---|---|
| People | Bəna |
| Language | Ebәna |
Bena-Yungur has a 3-tone system.[3]
References
- Bena at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- The internal reconstruction of Bena-Yungur consonants and tone patterns
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