| Panawa | |
| Also Known As: | Bujiyel |
| States: | Nigeria |
| Region: | Toro LGA, Bauchi State |
| Speakers: | 3,000-4,000 |
| Date: | 2021 |
| Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
| Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
| Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
| Fam4: | Kainji |
| Fam5: | East Kainji |
| Fam6: | Shammo |
| Iso3: | pwb |
| Glotto: | pana1298 |
| Person: | ɔnɔPanawa |
| People: | anɔPanawa |
| Language: | iPanawa |
| Root: | Panawa |
Panawa (Bujiyel) is an East Kainji language of Nigeria[1] belonging to the Shammo cluster.[2]
Panawa is mostly closely related to Boze.[2]
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.[2]
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.[2]