Yaka language (Congo–Angola)
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Yaka | |
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Iyaka | |
Kiyaka | |
Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola |
Ethnicity | Yaka |
Native speakers | 900,000 (2000)[1] |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously:yaf – Kiyakanoq – Ngoongoppp – Pelende (duplicate code)lnz – Lonzo (duplicate code) |
Glottolog | yaka1269 |
H.31 [2] |
Yaka, also spelled Iaca and Iyaka, is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Angola. There are two dialects, Yaka proper, which comprises 99% of speakers, and Ngoongo (distinguish West Ngongo language).[2] The alleged varieties Pelende and Lonzo are political rather than ethnolinguistic entities.[3]
References
- ^ Kiyaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Ngoongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Pelende (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Lonzo (duplicate code) at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ a b Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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