Havu

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: hav
Alternate Names: Haavu, Kihavu
Population: 506,000 (2002).
Location:: Nord-Kivu province; Sud-Kivu province: Idjwi and Kalehe territories.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Hunde (D.52)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 70% with Shi [shr].
Language Use: Also use Shi [shr].
Language Development: Dictionary. Grammar.

Location: Nord-Kivu province; Sud-Kivu province: Idjwi and Kalehe territories.