Shi language
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| Shi | |
|---|---|
| Kishi | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| Region | Sud-Kivu Province |
Native speakers | 660,000 (1991)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 |
Either: shr – Shi nyg – Nyindu |
| JD.53,501[2] | |
Shi, or Nyabungu, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
The Nyindu variety is heavily influenced by Lega, and speakers consider it a dialect of Lega rather than Shi, as Shi speakers see it. Maho (2009) leaves it unclassified as JD.501.[2]
References
- ↑ Shi reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Nyindu reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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