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 – Kiyaka
noq – Ngoongo
ppp – 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]
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)
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]