Nyanga
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 150,000 (1994 census). |
| Region | Nord-Kivu Province, Walikale Territory, Wanyanga Collectivité. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Inyanga, Kinyanga |
| Dialects | Inyanga, Ifuna, Ikumbure, Itiri. Dialects do not differ much. Itiri appears the most divergent. The dialect around Bana-Bangi is reportedly the best understood. Lexical similarity: 70% with Kwami [ktf], 57% with Hunde [hke], 54% with Kanu [khx], 50% with Lega-Shabunda [lea] and Tembo [tbt], 45% with Nande [nnb], Lega-Mwenga [lgm], and Bembe [bmb], 42% with Shi [shr], 40% with Buyu [byi] and Zimba [zmb], 30% with Komo [kmw]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Nyanga (D.40) |
| Language use | Many also use Congo Swahili [swc]. |
| Language development | Literacy rate in L2: 20%–30%. |
| Comments | Different from Nyanga-li [nyc]. Agriculturalists: rice, beans, greens, manioc, tomato, onion, banana, avocado, papaya, pineapple, mango. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim. |
Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:
Academic Publications
WENDLAND, Ernst R., author. 1989. Preliminary examination of timing in Nyanja narrative discourse.
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