Binji | |
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Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2000) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bpj |
Glottolog |
binj1249 |
L.231
[2] |
Binji is a Bantu language of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maho (2009) states that it is close to Songe, which is otherwise isolated within the Luban languages established by Ahmed (1995). [3]
In the literature it has been confused with Mbagani, which goes by the same name. For instance, Guthrie assigned code L.22 "Binji" to what Maho labels Mbagani; in Maho, true Binji is L.231. The two languages are separated by 200 km.
Binji | |
---|---|
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2000) [1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
bpj |
Glottolog |
binj1249 |
L.231
[2] |
Binji is a Bantu language of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Maho (2009) states that it is close to Songe, which is otherwise isolated within the Luban languages established by Ahmed (1995). [3]
In the literature it has been confused with Mbagani, which goes by the same name. For instance, Guthrie assigned code L.22 "Binji" to what Maho labels Mbagani; in Maho, true Binji is L.231. The two languages are separated by 200 km.