Benga people

Benga people are an African ethnic group, members of the Bantu group, who are indigenous to Equatorial Guinea and Gabon. Their indigenous language is Benga. Today Bengas inhabit a small coastal portion of Rio Muni, the Cape of San Juan, suburban enclaves of Rio Benito and Bata, the islands of Corisco, and both Small Elobey and Great Elobey. They are referred to as Ndowe or "Playeros" (Beach People in Spanish), one of several peoples on the Rio Muni coast.

Well-known individuals descended from the Benga people include actor Samuel L. Jackson.

References

Benga of Gabon, Joshua Project

Ethnic groups in Equatorial Guinea

Benga Beti-Pahuin Bubi Fernandino Igbo Kombe Kwasio Lengue

Ethnic groups in Gabon

Adyumba Baka Bakalai Bakoya Benga Beti-Pahuin Boungome Buissi Duma Kaningi Kele Kota Kwasio Hausa Kwele Lengue Fula Mbama Mpongwe Punu Shira Teke Tsogo

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