Buyu

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
byi
Alternate Names
Bujwe, Buyi, Kibuyu
Population

10,000 (2002).

Location

Lake Tanganyika, Sud-Kivu and Katanga province borders.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bembe (D.55)
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 68% with Bembe [bmb], 60% with Lega-Mwenga [lgm], 55% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 50% with Zimba [zmb] and Enya [gey], 40% with Bangubangu [bnx].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Buyu