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Vanuma language

Vanuma (Bvanuma), or South Nyali, is a minor Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is lexically similar to Ndaka and Budu, Mbo, and Nyali.

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Vanuma
South Nyali
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
RegionIturi Province
Native speakers
(6,700 cited 1993)1
Language codes
ISO 639-3vau
Glottologvanu1242
D.3312

Vanuma (Bvanuma), or South Nyali, is a minor Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is lexically similar to Ndaka and Budu, Mbo, and Nyali.3

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References

  1. Vanuma at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. "Mbo". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2011-10-13.