Hema language explained

Hema
Nativename:Oruhema
States:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity:Hema
Date:2000
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Volta-Congo
Fam4:Benue–Congo
Fam5:Bantoid
Fam6:Southern Bantoid
Fam7:Bantu
Fam8:Northeast Bantu
Fam9:Great Lakes Bantu
Fam10:West Nyanza
Fam11:Rutara
Fam12:North Rutara
Iso3:nix
Glotto:hema1238
Glottorefname:Hema
Guthrie:JE.121
Root:Hema
Person:Muhima, Muhema
Language:Oruhema
People:Bahema

Hema is a Bantu language and one of three languages spoken by the Hema people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hema is sometimes called Southern Hema in contrast to the unrelated language Lendu, also known as Northern Hema.

The ethnically Hema dialect of Nyankore, called Hima, is related but distinct.