Bemba_language_(Congo)

Buyu language

Buyu language

Bantu language spoken in DR Congo

Buyu, or Buyi, is a Bantu language of Lake Tanganyika that is closely related to Nyanga.

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Former ISO coding problems

A "Bemba" language of South Kivu was listed in Ethnologue 17 as ISO code [bmy].[3] However, the name, Kinyabemba, is the language of the Banyabemba, one of the tribes that speak Buyu. (It is not the Bemba language of Zambia.) "Songa" [sgo][4] is another Buyu-speaking tribe rather than a distinct language. "Buya" [byy] is unidentified, but may be a typo for Buyu. The codes were retired in 2014.

References

  1. [1]
    Buyu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. [2]
    Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. [3]
    Bemba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon
  4. [4]
    Songa at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) Closed access icon


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