Fuliiru language

Fuliiru
Fuliiru
Native to	Uganda and Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity	Fuliiru
Native speakers	400,000 (2012)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Shi-Havu Fuliiru; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; flr – Fuliiru; job – Joba (Vira)
Glottolog	fuli1240 Fuliiru; joba1238 Joba
Guthrie code	JD.63,631

Fuliiru, or Kifuliiru, is a Great Lakes Bantu language spoken by the Fuliiru people (Bafuliiru), also known as the Fuliru, who live north and west of the town of Uvira in Uvira Territory, South Kivu Province in the far eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It is closely related to Kinyindu.

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