Hema language
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Hema is a Bantu language and one of three languages spoken by the Hema people
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Hema is sometimes called Southern Hema in contrast to the unrelated language Lendu, Northern Hema.
The ethnically Hema dialect of Nyankore, called Hima, is related but distinct.
Hema people
The Hema, or Hima, are an ethnic group with about 160,000 members located in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in particular the Ituri region and Orientale province, as well as parts of Uganda and Rwanda...
of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is a state located in Central Africa. It is the second largest country in Africa by area and the eleventh largest in the world...
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Hema is sometimes called Southern Hema in contrast to the unrelated language Lendu, Northern Hema.
The ethnically Hema dialect of Nyankore, called Hima, is related but distinct.