Kwami
PrintA language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Kikwame, Kikwami, Kwame
Population
400.
Location
Maniema and Nord-Kivu provinces, between Kasese and Walikale.
Language Maps
Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
Dialects
Lexical similarity: 70% with Nyanga [nyj], 68% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 66% with Kanu [khx] and Enya [gey], 61% with Mituku [zmq], 57% with Zimba [zmb], 55% with Bembe [bmb], 52% with Lega-Mwenga [lgm], 49% with Hunde [hke] and Shi [shr], 48% with Buyu [byi], 47% with Tembo [tmv], 46% with Nande [nnb], 41% with Lengola [lej], 34% with Komo [kmw].
Language Resources
More influence from Lega than from Komo.