Yaka language (Congo–Angola)
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- Not to be confused with the Aka language of the Aka people, which is also known as Yaka, or with Yaka language (Congo)
| Yaka | |
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| Iyaka | |
| Kiyaka | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola |
| Ethnicity | Yaka |
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Native speakers
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900,000 (2000)[2] |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: yaf – Kiyaka noq – Ngoongo ppp – Pelende (duplicate code)[1] lnz – Lonzo (duplicate code)[1] |
| Glottolog | yaka1269[3] |
H.31[4] |
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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).[4] The alleged varieties Pelende and Lonzo are political rather than ethnolinguistic entities.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ↑ Kiyaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Ngoongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Pelende (duplicate code)[1] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Lonzo (duplicate code)[1] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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