Bena language
E614315
The Bena language is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Bena people of southern Tanzania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bena language canonical | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Bena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | bena1260 ⓘ |
| guthrieClassification | G63 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bena (Tanzania)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chibena ⓘ EkiBena ⓘ Kibena NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDialects |
Bena (Lugulu) dialect
ⓘ
Bena (Ulanga) dialect ⓘ |
| hasEthnologueEntry | Ethnologue 25th edition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticFeature |
agglutinative morphology
ⓘ
noun class system ⓘ subject–verb–object word order ⓘ tone language ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | bez ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| macrolanguage | Niger–Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| neighboringLanguages |
Hehe language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingoni language ⓘ Pangwa language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLocation | south-central highlands of Tanzania ⓘ |
| region |
Iringa Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Njombe Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenBy | Bena people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Tanzania
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern Tanzania ⓘ |
| status | regional language in Tanzania ⓘ |
| subBranch | Northeast Bantu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subFamily |
Benue–Congo languages
ⓘ
Southern Bantoid languages ⓘ |
| usedFor | everyday communication among Bena people ⓘ |
| usedIn |
folklore and storytelling of Bena people
ⓘ
oral tradition of Bena people ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.