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Endangered Languages in Central Africa
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"Spoken by small groups of old people."

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2007

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2010

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Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

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0.9997, 9.8657

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2005

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Equatorial Guinea

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"Benga wordt in Equatoriaal-Guinea gesproken door zo'n 3.000 mensen in Río Muni en op het eiland Corisco, en door een klein, niet nader gespecificeerd aantal, in Gabon."

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"Benga wordt in Equatoriaal-Guinea gesproken door zo'n 3.000 mensen in Río Muni en op het eiland Corisco, en door een klein, niet nader gespecificeerd aantal, in Gabon."

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2009

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Equatorial Guinea, Gabon

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Equatorial Guinea: Corisco Island, Rio Muni. Gabon: North of Libreville, Bata.

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Equatorial Guinea: Corisco Island, Rio Muni. Gabon: North of Libreville, Bata.

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