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Benga people
Bantu ethnic group of Gabon and Equatorial Guinea / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Benga people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu peoples, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Their indigenous language is Benga. They are referred to as Ndowe or Playeros (Beach People), one of several peoples on the Río Muni coast. Bengas inhabit a small coastal portion of the Cabo de San Juan, suburban enclaves in the coastal municipalities of Mbini and Bata, and the islands of Corisco, Elobey Grande and Elobey Chico.
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![]() Benga women during the traditional festival Djombe in Corisco Island. | |
Total population | |
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8,200 (Equatorial Guinea: 6,800; Gabon: 1,800) [1] | |
Languages | |
Spanish, French, Benga language | |
Religion | |
Christianity ~90% (Predominantly Roman Catholicism and Protestantism.), Traditional Religion (unspecified) ~10%.[citation needed] | |
Related ethnic groups | |
Bubi, Fang, other Bantu ethnic groups. |
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