Hema language

Hema
Oruhema
Native toDemocratic Republic of the Congo
EthnicityHema
Native speakers
(130,000 cited 2000)
Language codes
ISO 639-3nix
Glottologhema1238
JE.121
Hema
PersonMuhema
PeopleBahema
LanguageOruhema

Hema is a Bantu language and one of three languages spoken by the Hema people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Hema is sometimes called Southern Hema in contrast to the unrelated language Lendu, also known as Northern Hema.

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