Panawa language

Panawa
Bujiyel
Native to	Nigeria
Region	Toro LGA, Bauchi State
Native speakers	3,000-4,000 (2021)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Kainji East Kainji Shammo Panawa
Language codes
ISO 639-3	pwb
Glottolog	pana1298

Panawa
Person	ɔnɔPanawa
People	anɔPanawa
Language	iPanawa

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

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

1. 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