Vanuma language

Overview

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.

Bantu language spoken in DR Congo

Vanuma
South Nyali
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Ituri Province
Native speakers	(6,700 cited 1993)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D.30) Nyali Vanuma
Language codes
ISO 639-3	vau
Glottolog	vanu1242
Guthrie code	D.331[2]

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]

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.

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