Buyu language

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

Buyu
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	South Kivu–Katanga
Native speakers	10,000 (2002)[1]
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[2]

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. 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)