Bangwinji language
Bangwinji (Bangjinge[3]) is one of the Savanna languages of Gombe State, eastern Nigeria. Their ethnonym is Báŋjìŋèb (pl.; sg. form: Báŋjìŋè).[4]
| Bangwinji | |
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| Bangjinge | |
| Bangwinji | |
| Native to | eastern Nigeria |
| Region | Shongom LGA, Gombe State |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1992)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsj |
| Glottolog | bang1348[2] |
| Person | Báŋjìŋè |
|---|---|
| People | Báŋjìŋèb |
| Language | Bangwinji |
There are two dialects, Kaalɔ́ and Naabáŋ. Bangwinji had originally settled in Kaalɔ́ and Naabáŋ in the northern Muri Mountains, and have since moved down into the plains.[4]
References
- Bangwinji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
- Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Bangwinji". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.
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