Nande language

Nande
Nande
Yira
Konzo
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Region	Nord-Kivu province
Native speakers	10,000,000 (2022)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Rwenzori Nande; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	nnb
Glottolog	nand1264
Guthrie code	JD.42

Nande (Yira), is a Bantu language also are Bantu population of Central Africa established in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in the territories of Beni and Lubero, they constitute more than 60% of the population of the province of North Kivu, they are also in Uganda where they are called Konjo.

The Yira are subdivided into 12 clans including the Baswagha, Basukali, Bamate, Bahira, Bakira, Bahambo, Bito, Batangi, Bahumbe, Bakumbule, Batike and Babinga. Each clan is independent and ruled by its own family head, also called king (omukama, omughole or omwami). There is no common supreme king of the Yira.

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