Bena (Nigeria)
Bena (Nigeria) is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria.
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Bena (Bəna, a.k.a. Binna, Buna, Ebina, Ebuna, Gbinna, "Lala", Purra, Yangeru, Yongor, Yungur) is an Adamawa language of Nigeria.
Bena-Yungur has a 3-tone system.
The Yungur people are majorly located in Song, local government of Adamawa state, constituting 75% of the total population of the Local area.
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Words in Bena (Nigeria)
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | bare* | |
| name | dinda* | |
| eye | nu* | |
| tongue | dimlara* | |
| blood | matema* | |
| knee | kwira* | |
| water | mbEram* | |
| stone | kundora* | |
| fish | siya* | |
| die | wodo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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