Kanu

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
khx
Alternate Names
Kaanu, Kano, Likanu
User Population

3,500 (Welmers 1971a).

Location

Nord-Kivu province: Walikale territory, Kabunga area; some in Sud-Kivu province.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Lega-Holoholo (D.251)
Dialects

Probably a dialect of Lega-Shabunda [lea].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Kanu