Bangwinji (Bangjinge[2]) is one of the Savanna languages of Gombe State, eastern Nigeria. Their ethnonym is Báŋjìŋèb (pl.; sg. form: Báŋjìŋè).[3]
| Bangwinji | |
|---|---|
| Bangjinge | |
| Bangwinji | |
| Native to | eastern Nigeria |
| Region | Shongom LGA, Gombe State |
Native speakers | (6,000 cited 1992)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsj |
| Glottolog | bang1348 |
| 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.[3]
References edit
- ^ Bangwinji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Blench, Roger (2019). An Atlas of Nigerian Languages (4th ed.). Cambridge: Kay Williamson Educational Foundation.
- ^ a b Kleinewillinghöfer, Ulrich. 2014. The languages of the Tula – Waja Group. Adamawa Languages Project.