Beng language
Mande language of Ivory Coast
| Beng | |
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| Ngain | |
| Region | Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1993)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either:nhb – Benggnj – Ngen |
| Glottolog | beng1291 Bengic |
Beng or Ben is a Mande language of Ivory Coast. The Ngen dialect, perhaps a closely related language, is spelled various ways, including Gan, Ngain, Ngan, Ngen, Ngin, and Nguin.
Paperno describes Beng and Gbin as two primary branches of Southern Mande.
References
- ^ Beng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ngen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
External links
- Grammatical sketch of Beng[permanent dead link]
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Mande languages
| South Mande | |
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| East Mande |
| Bobo | |
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| Jogo | |
| Manding | |
| Mokole | |
| Samogo | |
| Soninke–Bozo | |
| Soso–Jalonke | |
| Southwest | |
| Vai–Kono |
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