Yaka language (Congo–Angola)
- Not to be confused with the Aka language of the Aka people, which is also known as Yaka, or with Yaka language (Congo)
| Yaka | |
|---|---|
| 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 – Kiyaka noq – Ngoongo ppp – Pelende (duplicate code)[2] lnz – Lonzo (duplicate code)[2] |
| Glottolog |
yaka1269[3] |
H.31[4] | |
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.[2]
References
- ↑ Kiyaka at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Ngoongo at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Pelende (duplicate code)[2] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
Lonzo (duplicate code)[2] at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) - 1 2 3 4 5 Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Yaka (Democratic Republic of Congo)". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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