Buyu

BYI

vigorous

Alternate Names: Bujwe, Buyi, Kibuyu

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 68% with Bembe ,, 60% with Lega-Mwenga ,, 55% with Lega-Shabunda ,, 50% with Zimba , and Enya ,, 40% with Bangubangu ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
D
Bembe-Buyi (D.55)

Demographics: 10,000 (2002).

Nation of Origin: Democratic Republic of the Congo