Hema language

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Hema
Oruhema
Native to Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity Hema
Native speakers
130,000 (2000) [1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 nix
Glottolog hema1238
JE.121 [2]
Hema
PersonMuhima, Muhema
People Bahema
LanguageOruhema

Hema is a Bantu language and one of three languages spoken by the Hema people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hema is sometimes called Southern Hema in contrast to the unrelated language Lendu, also known as Northern Hema.

The ethnically Hema dialect of Nyankore, called Hima, is related but distinct.

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References

  1. Hema at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online