Name of Language: Lubwisi
Name of People: Babwisi
Name of Area: Bwamba
Location within country: In Uganda and crossing into the Democratic Republic of the Congo. In Uganda: Bwamba County, Bundibugyo District, West and North of Rwenzori Mountains, west of Fort Portal, south of Lake Albert, at the border with DRC.
Geography and Climate: Tropical forest
Altitude: 900-1300 metres
Geographic Co-ordinates: 0.45°N, 30 °E
Populaton: 84,357
Cultural Information: Subsistence farmers who also grow cocoa and vanilla.
Diet: Cassava, Rice, Plantains, Sweet Potatoes, soybeans, beans, fish, meat, cassava leaves, palm oil.
Economic Status: Approx. $500 (US) p.a. per family unit, on average.
Alternate language names: Kitalinga, Lubwisi, Olubwisi, Mawissi.
Language Group Information:
Religion: Christian 75%, Muslim 15%, Animist 10%
Typical Bwisi home. (Uganda)