Hema
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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISO 639-3
Alternate Names
Congo Nyoro, Hema-Sud, Kihema, Nyoro, Oruhuma, Runyoro, Southern Hema
Population
125,000 (2000).
Location
Orientale province: Ituri district, Irumu and Djugu territories.
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Language Status
6a (Vigorous).
Classification
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Hema is spoken by the Southern Hema people, of the same ethnic stock as the Northern Hema (who speak Lendu [led]) and the speakers of the Hima dialect of Nyankore [nyn] in Uganda.