Jack Benga languages

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The Bube Benga languages are a language group within Guthrie Zone A of the Bantu languages . It is classified as Zone A30 and contains the Yasa languages ​​as a subgroup, to which the Yasa and Ngumbi languages are assigned.

The five individual languages ​​contained in the Bube Benga language group are spoken by around 65,500 people in Equatorial Guinea , Cameroon and Gabon .

Distribution area of ​​the Bube Benga languages

The individual languages ​​are:

  • Jack , 40,000 speakers in Equatorial Guinea
  • Batanga , 15,000 speakers in Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon
  • Benga , 4,100 speakers in Equatorial Guinea and Gabon
  • Yasa languages:
    • Ngumbi , 4000 speakers in Equatorial Guinea
    • Yasa , 2,400 speakers in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon

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