Hema language

Hema
Hema
Oruhema
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity	Hema
Native speakers	(130,000 cited 2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Hema; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nix
Glottolog	hema1238
Guthrie code	JE.121

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

EthnicityHema

Native speakers

(130,000 cited 2000)^[1]

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PersonMuhema

LanguageOruhema

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

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Hema
Oruhema
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity	Hema
Native speakers	(130,000 cited 2000)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Hema
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`nix`
Glottolog	`hema1238`
Guthrie code	`JE.121`^[2]