Binji language
Bantu language of DR Congo
| Binji | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 170,000 (2000)[1] |
Language family | Niger–Congo?
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| 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.
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languages
(by province)
| Bandundu | |
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| Équateur | |
| Kasai-Occidental | |
| Kasai-Oriental | |
| Katanga | |
| Kinshasa | |
| Maniema | |
| Nord-Kivu | |
| Orientale |
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| Sud-Kivu |
