Hema language

Hema
Oruhema
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity	Hema
Native speakers	130,000 (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu West Nyanza Rutara North Rutara Hema
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nix
Glottolog	hema1238
Guthrie code	JE.121

Hema
Person	Muhima, Muhema
People	Bahema
Language	Oruhema

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.

The ethnically Hema dialect of Nyankore, called Hima, is related but distinct.