Language

Bena (Tanzania)

Bena (Tanzania) is a language in the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Tanzania.

New Testament

Scripture in Bena (Tanzania)

The New Testament is reported in Bena (Tanzania).

From the Every Language research atlas and its sources. “No known Scripture” means none is recorded in those sources, not that none exists.

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Where Bena (Tanzania) is spoken

  • Tanzania

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About Bena (Tanzania)

Language family
Atlantic-Congo
ISO 639-3 code
bez
Glottocode
bena1262
Also known as
Bena: Twangabita

Dialects and varieties 30

Each variety shows Scripture recorded for that exact variety; it may differ from Bena (Tanzania) as a whole.

  • Bena: IlembulaNo known Scripture
  • Bena: KilavungiNo known Scripture
  • Bena: KinamangaNo known Scripture
  • Bena: LupembeNo known Scripture
  • Bena: MasakatiNo known Scripture
  • Bena: MasituNo known Scripture
  • Bena: MaswamuNo known Scripture
  • Bena: MavembaNo known Scripture
  • Bena: NgaveetaNo known Scripture
  • Bena: NyikolweNo known Scripture
  • Bena: SoviNo known Scripture
  • Bena: TwangabitaNo known Scripture
  • Bena: UlangaNo known Scripture
  • BenamangaNo known Scripture
  • East BenaNo known Scripture
  • IhanjaNo known Scripture
  • IkunaNo known Scripture
  • ItamboNo known Scripture
  • ItipulaNo known Scripture
  • KanamalengaNo known Scripture
  • LiwengiNo known Scripture
  • LwanzaliNo known Scripture
  • MakanjaulaNo known Scripture
  • Northwest BenaNo known Scripture
  • South BenaNo known Scripture
  • UjindileNo known Scripture
  • UkalawaNo known Scripture
  • UtalingoroNo known Scripture
  • UtenguleNo known Scripture
  • WangamaNo known Scripture

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Sources

  • DIALECTS source registryDIALECTS research collection · Each original source retains its own terms
  • GlottologHammarström, Forkel, Haspelmath & Bank, Glottolog 5.3 · CC BY 4.0
  • Data provided by Joshua ProjectData provided by Joshua Project · Noncommercial missions research and educational use
  • Every Language mapEvery Language and its attributed source providers · Owner-authorized publication; upstream terms retained

Atlas data as of 2026-09-05. Joshua Project data is used with permission for noncommercial ministry research and education. Glottolog data: CC BY 4.0.