Buyu language

Buyu
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	South Kivu–Katanga
Native speakers	10,000 (2002)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone D) Nyanga–Buyi Buyu; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	byi
Glottolog	buyu1239
Guthrie code	D.55[2]

Buyu, or Buyi, is a Bantu language of Lake Tanganyika that is closely related to Nyanga.

Former ISO coding problems

A "Bemba" language of South Kivu was listed in Ethnologue 17 as ISO code [bmy].[3] However, the name, Kinyabemba, is the language of the Banyabemba, one of the tribes that speak Buyu. (It is not the Bemba language of Zambia.) "Songa" [sgo][4] is another Buyu-speaking tribe rather than a distinct language. "Buya" [byy] is unidentified, but may be a typo for Buyu. The codes were retired in 2014.

References

Buyu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
Bemba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Songa at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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[e18-1] Buyu at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[Guthrie-2] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[3] Bemba at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

[4] Songa at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)