Nyindu

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
nyg
Population

8,400 (2002).

Location

Sud-Kivu Province, west of Lake Kivu.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Havu (D.501)
Dialects

Many Nyindu consider themselves Lega-Mwenga [lgm], but Lega and Shi [shr] speakers consider them Shi. Their speech is reportedly a mixture of Lega-Mwenga [lgm] and Shi [shr].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyindu