Beng language

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

Beng
Ngain
RegionIvory Coast
Native speakers
(17,000 cited 1993)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern Mande
      • South(east)ern
        • Nwa–Beng?
          • Gban–Beng?
            • Beng
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nhb – Beng
gnj – Ngen
Glottologbeng1291  Bengic

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

References
  1. Beng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ngen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)


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