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Panawa language

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Panawa
Bujiyel
Native toNigeria
RegionToro LGA, Bauchi State
Native speakers
3,000-4,000 (2021)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3pwb
Glottologpana1298
Panawa
PersonɔnɔPanawa
PeopleanɔPanawa
LanguageiPanawa

Panawa (Bujiyel) is an East Kainji language of Nigeria[2] belonging to the Shammo cluster.[1]

Panawa is mostly closely related to Boze.[1]

Distribution

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There are probably no more than 3,000-4,000 ethnic Panawa. The Panawa live in the following five villages of Toro LGA, Bauchi State.[1]

  • Akusεru (Fadan Bujiyel)
  • Zabaŋa
  • Adizənə
  • Akayzoro
  • Kaŋkay

The 5 Panawa villages were originally located on a hill called Owo Panawa. All 5 villages were relocated down to the plains in 1948, retaining their original names and clan structures. Each of the villages corresponds to an exogamous clan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Blench, Roger. 2021. Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria.
  2. ^ Blench, Roger M. 2018. Nominal affixing in the Kainji languages of northwestern and central Nigeria. In John R. Watters (ed.), East Benue-Congo: Nouns, pronouns, and verbs, 59–106. Berlin: Language Science Press. doi:10.5281/zenodo.1314323