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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Bangwinji

Bangwinji

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3bsj

Population  6,000 (1992 Crozier and Blench).
Region  Bauchi state, Balanga, Billiri, and Kaltungo LGAs.
Language maps  Nigeria, Map 3, reference number 190
Nigeria, Map 5, reference number 190
Alternate names   Bangjinge, Bangunji
Dialects  Kaalo, Naaban. Noun class system is more similar to Waja [wja] and Tula [tul].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, North, Adamawa-Ubangi, Adamawa, Waja-Jen, Waja, Tula
Comments  Agriculturalists: guinea corn, beans, millet, beniseed, cotton, peanuts. Traditional religion.