Vanuma language explained

Vanuma
Nativename:South Nyali
States:Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region:Ituri Province
Speakers:6,700
Date:1993
Ref:e18
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu (Zone D.30)
Fam6:Nyali
Iso3:vau
Glotto:vanu1242
Glottorefname:Vanuma
Guthrie:D.331

Vanuma (Bvanuma), or South Nyali, is a minor Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is lexically similar to Ndaka and Budu, Mbo, and Nyali.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mbo . Ethnologue . 2011-10-13.