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 (include 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.

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