Shi

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A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639-3
shr
Alternate Names
Kishi, Nyabungu
Autonym
Mashi
User Population

654,000 (1991 UBS).

Location

Sud-Kivu province: north, west, and south of Bukavu.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Hunde (D.53)
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].

Language Use

Used as L2 by Havu [hav].

Language Development

Bible: 1997.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Shi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Mashi [mho] of Zambia.