Beng language
(Redirected from Ngen language (Mande))
Beng | |
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Ngain | |
Region | Ivory Coast |
Native speakers | (17,000 cited 1993)[1] |
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)
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