Vanuma

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Bambutuku, Bvanuma, Livanuma, Nyali-Tchabi

Population

6,700 (1993 SIL).

Location

Orientale Province, Ituri district, Irumu territory, Tchabi collectivité.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 85% with Nyali [nlj]; 75% with Budu [buu], Ndaka [ndk] and Mbo [zmw]; 76% with Bila [bip].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 30%.