Buya language (Democratic Republic of Congo)
| Buyu | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | South Kivu–Katanga |
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Native speakers
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10,000 (2002) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | buyu1239 |
D.55 |
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Buyu, or Buyi, is a Bantu language of Lake Tanganyika that is closely related to Nyanga.
A "Bemba" language of South Kivu was listed in Ethnologue 17 as ISO code [bmy]. However, the name, Kinyabemba, is the language of the Banyabemba, one of the tribes that speak Buyu. (It is not the Bemba language of Zambia.) "Songa" [sgo] is another Buyu-speaking tribe rather than a distinct language. "Buya" [byy] is unidentified, but may be a typo for Buyu. The codes were retired in 2014.
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