Bangwinji language
| 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) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | bsj |
| Glottolog | bang1348 |
| Person | Báŋjìŋè |
|---|---|
| People | Báŋjìŋèb |
| Language | Bangwinji |
Bangwinji (Bangjinge) is one of the Savanna languages of Gombe State, eastern Nigeria. Their ethnonym is Báŋjìŋèb (pl.; sg. form: Báŋjìŋè).
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.