Hema also known as Congo nyoro or Southern hema or Runyoro or Oruhuma or Kihema or Hema-sud or Nyoro is a language spoken in Ituri Province, Congo drc by the Hema people.
Hema language has approximately 400,000 native speakers.
Hema Language
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Every day, new words shape our world - from artificial intelligence to blockchain, from climate change to social media.
While languages like English grow and adapt, what about Hema?
How do we explain quantum computing in Hema?
What's the word for 'cryptocurrency'?
Without action today, how will future generations express tomorrow's ideas in Hema?
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If not now, when will we start?
If not here, where will it happen?
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