Buyu language

Buyu
Buyu
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	South Kivu–Katanga
Native speakers	10,000 (2002)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D) Nyanga–Buyi Buyu; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	byi
Glottolog	buyu1239
Guthrie code	D.55

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

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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.

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

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Buyu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)

[Guthrie-2] [2]
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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Bemba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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Songa at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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