| Benabena | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Papua New Guinea |
| Region | Goroka District, Eastern Highlands Province |
Native speakers | (45,000 cited 2000 census) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bef |
| Glottolog | bena1264 |
Benabena (Bena) is a Papuan language spoken in the Goroka District of Eastern Highlands Province, Papua New Guinea.
| Front | Back | |
|---|---|---|
| Close | i | u |
| Mid | e | o |
| Open | a | |
| Bilabial | Labio- dental |
Alveolar | Retroflex | Palatal | Velar | Glottal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nasal | m | n | |||||
| Stop | p | t | k | ʔ | |||
| Fricative | β | f | s | ʝ | ɣ | h | |
| Approximant | ɭ |