- 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...
-
their po****tion
estimate exceeded 250,000,
while a 1999
estimate of
Kifuliiru-language
speakers placed the
number at 300,000. The
Fuliiru are renowned...
- Budza, Ngbandi, Lendu, Mangbetu, Yombe, Nande, Ngbaka, Zande, Lugbara,
Kifuliiru and Komo.
Considerable numbers of
people in
eastern Congo speak Kinyarwanda...
- of Burundi, and 25 km
north of Uvira. The
primary spoken language is
Kifuliiru,
although Kiswahili and
French are also
commonly spoken. It is located...
- 1957 JD60: Rwanda-Rundi
group JD63 flr
Fuliiru (Fulero, Fuliiro, Fuliru,
Kifuliiru)
Otterloo and
Otterloo 2011;
Schoenbrun 1994 JD60: Rwanda-Rundi group...
-
Bugwika holds a
profound significance with its three-fold
meaning in
Kifuliiru: "Ruhigita"
signifies the
epitome of
leadership and authority, "Ndagora"...
- in Runingu. The
upper Sange valley has
traditionally been
occupied by
Kifuliiru-speaking
agriculturalists and
herders who have
thrived in the area, relying...
-
support to farmers. The
predominant languages are Swahili,
Kifuliiru, Kivira, and Kijoba.
Kifuliiru is
predominantly spoken from
Kiliba to the
Ruvimvi River...
- its name,
which the
locals informed him was "Umulenge" or "Mulenghe" in
Kifuliiru. In his
ethnographic study of Itombwe,
Hautmann stated: "Near Mulenghe...
