Shi | Ethnologue

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: shr
Alternate Names: Kishi, Nyabungu
Autonym: Mashi
Population: 654,000 (1991 UBS).
Location:: Sud-Kivu province: north, west, and south of Bukavu.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, J, Shi-Hunde (D.53)
Dialects: Lindja, Hwindja (Lwindja), Ziba, Longe-Longe. Lexical similarity: 70% with Havu [hav] and Tembo [tbt], 57% with Hunde [hke], 55% with Nande [nnb], 44% with Lega-Shabunda [lea], 42% with Nyanga [nyj].
Language Use: Used as L2 by Havu [hav].
Language Development: Bible: 1997.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Shi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Different from Mashi [mho] of Zambia.

Location: Sud-Kivu province: north, west, and south of Bukavu.