Bena language (Adamawa)

Bəna^[2]
Bəna
People	Bəna
Language	Ebəna

Bena
Bena
Yungur
Ebəna
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Adamawa State
Native speakers	(95,000 cited 1992)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Bambukic Yungur Yungur–Roba Bena; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yun
Glottolog	bena1260

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

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

^ Bena at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^ 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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[e18-1] Bena at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[BlenchAtlas4-2] Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.

[3] The internal reconstruction of Bena-Yungur consonants and tone patterns

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