Yaka language (Democratic Republic of 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) |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Variously: yaf – Kiyaka noq – Ngoongo ppp – Pelende (duplicate code) lnz – Lonzo (duplicate code) |
| Glottolog | yaka1269 |
H.31 |
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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). The alleged varieties Pelende and Lonzo are political rather than ethnolinguistic entities.
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