Buyu

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: byi
Alternate Names: Bujwe, Buyi, Kibuyu
Population: 63,200 (2019 M. Kate-ke-sombe), all users. 63 villages. L1 users: 10,000 (2002).
Location:: Maniema, Sud-Kivu, and Tanganyika provinces: Lake Tanganyika area.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Bembe-Buyi (D.55)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 68% with Bembe [bmb], 60% with Lega-Mwenga [lgm], 55% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 50% with Zimba [zmb] and Enya [gey], 40% with Bangubangu [bnx].

Location: Maniema, Sud-Kivu, and Tanganyika provinces: Lake Tanganyika area.