| Budza | |
|---|---|
| Buja | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
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Native speakers
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(230,000 cited 1985 census) |
| Dialects |
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: bja – Budza tmv – Tembo |
| Glottolog |
budj1234 (Budza-Egbuta)temb1272 (Motembo)kund1256 (Kunda)
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C.37 |
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Budza or Buja (Embudja, Limbudza) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There are several neighboring minor languages which Maho (2009) lists as closely related: C371 Tembo (Motembo – distinguish Kitembo), C372 Kunda, C373 Gbuta (Egbuta), and C374 Babale. Only Tembo, with 5,000 speakers, has been assigned an ISO code.