Beng language

Wikipedia

Beng
Ngain
RegionIvory Coast
Native speakers
(17,000 cited 1993)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Mande
    • Eastern Mande
      • South(east)ern
        • Nwa–Beng?
          • Gban–Beng?
            • Beng
Language codes
ISO 639-3Either:
nhb  Beng
gnj  Ngen
Glottologbeng1291  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

  1. Beng at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
    Ngen at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)