African language? Is bang on initially (3)
I believe the answer is:
ibo
'african language?' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)
'is bang on initially' is the wordplay.
'initially' suggests taking the first letters.
The first letters of 'is bang on' is 'IBO'.
(Other definitions for ibo that I've seen before include "One of chief cultural languages of Nigeria" , "Nigerian tribesman" , "Language used by some Africans" , "Language of Nigeria" , "W African language" .)