Enya

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
gey
Alternate Names
Ena, Genya, Tsheenya
User Population

15,000 (2000).

Location

Tshopo province: Ubundu territory, Lualaba river from Kisangani upriver to Kongolo.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Mbole-Enya (D.14)
Dialects

None known. Lexical similarity: 67% with Mituku [zmq]; 57% with Zimba [zmb]; 54% with Lega-Shabunda [lea]; 50% with Hemba [hem], Lega-Mwenga [lgm], Bembe [bmb], and Buyu [byi]; 47% with Bangubangu [bnx] and Nyanga [nyj]; 46% with Zula [zla]; 45% with Songe [sop]; 40% with Lengola [lej]; 30% with Komo [kmw] and Lingala [lin].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Enya