Kwami
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 400. |
| Region | Maniema and Nord-Kivu provinces, between Kasese and Walikale. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Kikwame, Kikwami, Kwame |
| 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]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Lega-Kalanga (D.20) |
| Comments | More influence from Lega than from Komo. |
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