Bena language (Adamawa)
Adamawa language of Nigeria / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about the Nigerian language. For the Bena language of Tanzania, see Bena language.
"Yungur language" redirects here. For the language family known as Yungur, see Bena–Mboi languages.
Bena (Bəna, a.k.a. Binna, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Gbinna, "Lala", Purra, Yangeru, Yongor, Yungur) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria.
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Bena | |
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Yungur | |
Ebəna | |
Native to | Nigeria |
Region | Adamawa State |
Native speakers | (95,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | yun |
Glottolog | bena1260 |
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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.