Binji language
| 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.
References
[edit]- ^ Binji at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Nurse & Phillipson 2003