Shi
A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
| Population | 654,000 (1991 UBS). |
| Region | Sud-Kivu Province, north, west, and south of Bukavu. |
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Northern Democratic Republic of Congo Southern Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Alternate names | Mashi |
| Dialects | Lindja, Hwindja (Lwindja), Ziba, Longe-Longe. Lexical similarity: 70% with Havu [hav] and Tembo [tbt], 57% with Hunde [hke], 55% with Nande [nnb], 44% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 42% with Nyanga [nyj]. |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Havu (J.50) |
| Language development | Bible: 1997. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Different from Mashi [mho] of Zambia. |
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