Yaka_language_(Congo–Angola)

Yaka language (Congo–Angola)

Yaka language (Congo–Angola)

Bantu language spoken in Angola and DRC

For other languages with the name spoken in Congo, see Yaka language (disambiguation).

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]

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References

  1. [1]
    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)
  2. [2]
    Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. [3]
    Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
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