Bena (African people)

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Name (Hebrew)
בנה (עם אפריקני)
Name (Latin)
Bena (African people)
Other forms of name
Ekibena (African people)
nne Wabena
See Also From tracing topical name
Bantu-speaking peoples
Ethnology Tanzania
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q1115893
Library of congress: sh 85144492
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Wikipedia description:

The Bena are Bantu ethnolinguistic group based in the Njombe Region of south-central Tanzania who speak the Bantu Bena language. In 2001, the Bena population was estimated to number 670,000. Groups include the Bena of Njombe highlands and their offshoot, the Bena of Ulanga.

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