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Shi, or Nyabungu, is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Shi
Kishi/Mashi
Native to	Democratic Republic of Congo
Region	Sud-Kivu Province
Native speakers	(660,000 cited 1991)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Great Lakes Bantu Shi–Havu Shi
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either: shr – Shi nyg – Nyindu
Glottolog	shii1238  Shi nyin1248  Nyindu
Guthrie code	JD.53,501[2]

The Nyindu variety is heavily influenced by Lega, and speakers consider it a dialect of Lega rather than Shi, as Shi speakers see it. Maho (2009) leaves it unclassified as JD.501.[2]

The people who speak Mashi are known as Bashi. They are the largest tribe in South Kivu, whose capital city is Bukavu.

The Bashi occupy a vast region known as Bushi. Like Ngweshe, Kabare, Katana, Luhuinja, Burhinyi, Kaziba, Nyengezi, and Idjui where live the Bahavu who are also part of this group; Idjui is a large island in Kivu lake between DRC and Rwanda.

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- [en] Shi language

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[fr] Shi (langue)

Le shi, ou mashi, est une langue bantoue parlée dans le Sud-Kivu, dans la région autour de Bukavu. Elle est parlée traditionnellement dans la région appelée Bushi, à l’est et au sud-ouest du lac Kivu, par les Shis, et compte près de 2 millions de locuteurs selon les estimations[1].

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