Bena language

GPTKB entity

Statements (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:language
gptkbp:cultural_influence gptkb:Swahili
English
gptkbp:cultural_practices gptkb:songs
gptkb:storytelling
gptkb:rituals
oral traditions
gptkbp:cultural_representation gptkb:educational_programs
cultural festivals
local media
gptkbp:cultural_significance identity of the Bena people
gptkbp:formulation agglutinative
gptkbp:has_dialects gptkb:Manda
Ngoni
Pangwa
gptkbp:has_documentation limited
scarce
gptkbp:has_family gptkb:Bantu
gptkbp:has_language Bantu roots
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bena language
gptkbp:iso639-3 bna
gptkbp:language gptkb:Bena_people
Niger-Congo
community involvement
globalization
intergenerational transmission
limited availability
urban migration
home and community
bna
regional accents
Sukuma
sociolects
Nyamwezi
academic interest
Bantu speakers
Tanzanian ethnic groups
dominance of Swahili
gptkbp:language_documentation_initiatives community-based projects
gptkbp:language_endangerment_status vulnerable
gptkbp:language_of_instruction gptkb:informal
gptkbp:language_revitalization ongoing
gptkbp:language_support not officially recognized
gptkbp:notable_speakers approximately 200,000
gptkbp:polyphony tonal language
gptkbp:related_to other Bantu languages
gptkbp:spoken_in gptkb:Tanzania
gptkbp:status gptkb:none
gptkbp:written_in Latin script
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Sidamo_language
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7