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	~~<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Inyanga,Kinyanga~~


	~~<b>Description:</b>~~

	The Nyanga language (native name Kinyanga) is a language spoken by the Nyanga people in Kivu province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Speaker estimates range from 27,000 (Biebuyck & Matheene 1970) to 150,000 (1994 census). Many of the Nyanga speak Congo Swahili, the dominant regional lingua franca, as a second language. Nyanga is a Bantu language. Most of the (scarce) linguistic research conducted on Nyanga has been based on the materials published by Biebuyck and Mateene.
	Nyanga literature is best known for the tales recorded by Daniel Biebuyck in 1956 and published in 1969 and 1970, including the Mwindo epic. This epic is titled after the main hero, Mwindo, a miraculously born Pygmy-like human being who possesses not only a magical sceptre but also the power of the word. It centers around Mwindo's travels and encounters during the search for his father. In other Nyanga tales, the dog often plays an important role as a mythical animal, reflecting the importance of hunting dogs in Nyanga society.<i>[~~http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=8491077 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>~~
	~~<tr><td><h2>Location of Nyanga Language Speakers</h2>~~
	~~<googlemap zoom="1" width=400 height=300 lat="3.219393" lon="21.083834" type="map">~~
	~~9.102097, 18.281250, Africa~~
	~~-2.663311, 23.886417, Democratic Republic of the Congo</googlemap>~~
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	~~<h2>Overview</h2>~~

	~~<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/democratic_republic_of_the_congo Democratic Republic of the Congo]</td></tr>~~

	~~<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>~~

	~~<b><i>Regions: </i></b>~~[~~http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]~~
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	~~<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>~~nyj~~</td></tr>~~

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	~~<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>~~
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	~~  [[Niger-Congo Group]]~~

	~~    [[Atlantic-Congo Group]]~~

	~~      [[Volta-Congo Group]]~~

	~~        [[Benue-Congo Group]]~~

	~~          [[Bantoid Group]]~~

	~~            [[Southern Bantoid Group]]~~

	~~              [[Narrow Bantu Group]]~~

	~~                [[Central Narrow Bantu Group]]~~

	~~                  [[D Group]]~~

	~~                    [[Nyanga (D.40) Group]]~~

	~~                      <b>[[Nyanga Language~~]]~~</b>~~

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Also Known As: Inyanga,Kinyanga Description: The Nyanga langu...
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<tr><td><b>Also Known As:</b> Inyanga,Kinyanga

<b>Description:</b>

The Nyanga language (native name Kinyanga) is a language spoken by the Nyanga people in Kivu province, north-eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Speaker estimates range from 27,000 (Biebuyck & Matheene 1970) to 150,000 (1994 census). Many of the Nyanga speak Congo Swahili, the dominant regional lingua franca, as a second language. Nyanga is a Bantu language. Most of the (scarce) linguistic research conducted on Nyanga has been based on the materials published by Biebuyck and Mateene.
Nyanga literature is best known for the tales recorded by Daniel Biebuyck in 1956 and published in 1969 and 1970, including the Mwindo epic. This epic is titled after the main hero, Mwindo, a miraculously born Pygmy-like human being who possesses not only a magical sceptre but also the power of the word. It centers around Mwindo's travels and encounters during the search for his father. In other Nyanga tales, the dog often plays an important role as a mythical animal, reflecting the importance of hunting dogs in Nyanga society.<i>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/index.html?curid=8491077 ..... full article at Wikipedia]</i></td></tr>
<tr><td><h2>Location of Nyanga Language Speakers</h2>
<googlemap zoom="1" width=400 height=300 lat="3.219393" lon="21.083834" type="map">
9.102097, 18.281250, Africa
-2.663311, 23.886417, Democratic Republic of the Congo</googlemap>
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<h2>Overview</h2>

<tr><td><b>Main Country: </b></td><td>[http://www.freebase.com/view/en/democratic_republic_of_the_congo Democratic Republic of the Congo]</td></tr>

<tr><td><b>Spoken In: </b></td><td>

<b><i>Regions: </i></b>[http:///www.freebase.com/view/en/africa Africa]
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<tr><td><b>ISO 639-3 Code: </b></td><td>nyj</td></tr>

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<tr><td><h2>Classification Taxonomy</h2>
[[All Languages]]

  [[Niger-Congo Group]]

    [[Atlantic-Congo Group]]

      [[Volta-Congo Group]]

        [[Benue-Congo Group]]

          [[Bantoid Group]]

            [[Southern Bantoid Group]]

              [[Narrow Bantu Group]]

                [[Central Narrow Bantu Group]]

                  [[D Group]]

                    [[Nyanga (D.40) Group]]

                      <b>[[Nyanga Language]]</b>

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