Region Sud-Kivu Province ISO 639-3 hav | Native speakers 510,000 (2002) Glottolog havu1238 | |
Native to Democratic Republic of Congo Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantuNortheast BantuGreat Lakes BantuShi–HavuHavu | ||
Havu or Haavu is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is spoken mainly in the Idjwi and Kalehe territories of Sud-Kivu Province, in the east of the DRC. It is very close to the Shi language.
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Havu language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA