Bangwinji language

Bangwinji (Bangjinge^[2]) is one of the Savanna languages of Gombe State, eastern Nigeria. Their ethnonym is Báŋjìŋèb (pl.; sg. form: Báŋjìŋè).^[3]

Nativetoeastern Nigeria

RegionShongom LGA, Gombe State

Native speakers

(6,000 cited 1992)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

• Atlantic–Congo
  • Waja–Kam
    • Waja
      • Tula languages
        • Bangwinji

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Bangwinji
Bangjinge
Bangwinji
A traditional Bangwinji compound in the Muri Mountains
Native to	eastern Nigeria
Region	Shongom LGA, Gombe State
Native speakers	(6,000 cited 1992)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Waja–Kam Waja Tula languages Bangwinji
Language codes
ISO 639-3	bsj
Glottolog	bang1348

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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]