Enya

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
gey
Alternate Names
Ena, Genya, Tsheenya
Population

15,000 (2000).

Location

Orientale Province, Ubundu territory, Lualaba river from Kisangani upriver to Kongolo.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Enya (D.14)
Dialects

Lexical similarity: 67% with Mituku [zmq], 54% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 50% with Lega-Mwenga [lgm], Bembe [bmb], Buyu [byi], and Zimba [zmb], 47% with Nyanga [nyl], 40% with Lengola [lej], 30% with Komo [kmw] and Lingala [lin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Enya