Yaka
E645171
Yaka is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and neighboring regions of Central Africa.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaka canonical | 1 |
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Iyaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kiyaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Yaka of Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Yaka people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | yaka1269 ⓘ |
| guthrieClassification | H31 ⓘ |
| hasNounClassSystem | true ⓘ |
| hasTone | true ⓘ |
| higherFamily |
Atlantic–Congo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Benue–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantoid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | yaf ⓘ |
| languageFamily |
Bantu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niger–Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vigorous use ⓘ |
| linguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| macrolanguageOf | Yaka dialect cluster ⓘ |
| region |
Bandundu Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Africa ⓘ Kasai region NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ |
| spokenIn | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | West Bantu ⓘ |
| subgroup | Yaka languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | several hundred thousand speakers ⓘ |
| usedFor |
daily communication
ⓘ
oral tradition ⓘ |
| wordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.