Enya
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 15,000 (2000). |
| Region | Orientale Province, Ubundu Territory, Lualaba River from Kisangani upriver to Kongolo. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Ena, Genya, Tsheenya |
| 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]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Enya (D.10) |
| Comments | Fishermen. |
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