Hema

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: nix
Alternate Names: Congo Nyoro, Hema-Sud, Kihema, Nyoro, Oruhuma, Runyoro, Southern Hema
Population: 125,000 (2000).
Location:: Ituri province: Djugu and Irumu territories.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Nyoro-Ganda (E.121)
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Hema
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].
Other Comments: Hema is spoken by the Southern Hema people, of the same ethnic stock as the Northern Hema (who speak Lendu [led]) and the speakers of the Hima dialect of Nyankore [nyn] in Uganda.

Location: Ituri province: Djugu and Irumu territories.