Mituku

A language of Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISO 639: zmq
Alternate Names: Kinya-Mituku, Metoko
Population: 50,900 (2000).
Location:: Tshopo province: Ubundu territory, west of Lualaba river.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, D, Mbole-Enya (D.13)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Mbole [mdq]. Lexical similarity: 67% with Enya [gey]; 55% with Lega-Shabunda [lea]; 50% with Nyanga [nyj], Lega-Mwengac [lgm], Bembe [bmb], Buyu [byi], and Zimba [zmb]; 40% with Lengola [lej].

Location: Tshopo province: Ubundu territory, west of Lualaba river.