Bangwinji
Bangwinji is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Nigeria, by about 6,000 people.
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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.
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Words in Bangwinji
| Meaning | Word | Romanization |
|---|---|---|
| person | ni* | |
| name | den* | |
| eye | nuwe* | |
| ear | tu* | |
| nose | Sor* | |
| tooth | nun* | |
| tongue | bien* | |
| hand | kaN* | |
| blood | bwiyale* | |
| bone | kuk* | |
| skin | tE* | |
| knee | dwin* | |
| breast | yit* | |
| liver | nEr* | |
| water | mwEm* | |
| fire | k3ra* | |
| sun | kakok* | |
| star | biteren* | |
| stone | tEr* | |
| mountain | baN* | |
| tree | tu* | |
| leaf | layu* | |
| night | kume* | |
| dog | biTwe* | |
| fish | jiNi* | |
| louse | b3fEi* | |
| one | win* | |
| two | yop* | |
| I | mo* | |
| you | mo* |
* in the simplified ASJP transcription
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Vocabulary compares 40 basic words (ASJP); grammar compares 195 features (Grambank). Similar is not always related.
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