Nyanga

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
nyj
Alternate Names
Inyanga, Kinyanga
User Population

150,000 (1994 census).

Location

Nord-Kivu province: Walikale territory, Wanyanga collectivité.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Nyanga (D.43)
Dialects

Inyanga, Ifuna, Ikumbure, Itiri. Dialects do not differ much. Itiri appears most divergent. The dialect around Bana-Bangi is reportedly 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].

Language Use

Also use Congo Swahili [swc].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 20%–30%.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyanga
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].

Other Comments

Different from Nyanga-li [nyc]. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.