Nyindu | Ethnologue

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: nyg
Autonym: Kinyindu
Population: 8,400 (2002), decreasing.
Location:: Sud-Kivu province: west of Lake Kivu.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Hunde (D.501)
Dialects: None known. Many Nyindu consider themselves Lega-Mwenga [lgm], but Lega and Shi [shr] speakers consider them Shi. Their speech is reportedly a mixture of Lega-Mwenga [lgm] and Shi [shr].
Language Use: Home, market. Some young people, all adults. Positive attitudes. Most also use Congo Swahili [swc].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: 65%.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nyindu
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Sud-Kivu province: west of Lake Kivu.