Panawa (Bujiyel) is an
East Kainji language of
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of G ...
[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. ] belonging to the
Shammo cluster.
[Blench, Roger. 2021. ]
Introduction to the Shammɔ peoples of Central Nigeria
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Panawa is mostly closely related to
Boze.
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
Bauchi State (Fula: ''Leydi Bauchi'' 𞤤𞤫𞤴𞤣𞤭 𞤦𞤢𞤵𞤷𞥅𞤭) is a state in the North-East geopolitical zone of Nigeria, bordered by Kano and Jigawa to the north, Taraba and Plateau to the south, Gombe and Yobe to the ...
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*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.
References
East Kainji languages
Languages of Nigeria
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