Yaka may refer to the following languages of Africa:
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Yaka language (Congo–Angola)
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
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, the most populous, spoken in Angola and the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( on the map)
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Yaka languages
The Yaka languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone H.30 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), with a couple additions the languages form a valid node. They are:
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Yaka language (Kivu), a minor language on the north shore of Lake Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ( on the map)
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Yaka language (Lékoumou), in the Lékoumou department of the Republic of the Congo ( on the map)
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Yaka language (Ubangi), or Aka, spoken along the Ubangi River between the Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic ( on the map)
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Yaka language (Cameroon), spoken in Cameroon, the Republic of the Congo and the Central Africa Republic ( on the map)
See also
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Yakkha language
Yakkha (also erroneously spelled as Yakha) is a language spoken in parts of Nepal, Darjeeling district and Sikkim. The Yakkha-speaking villages are located to the East of the Arun river, in the southern part of the Sankhuwasabha district and in t ...
, spoken in Nepal and India
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Yakan language
Yakan is an Austronesian language primarily spoken on Basilan Island in the Philippines. It is the native language of the Yakan people, the indigenous as well as the largest ethnic group on the island. It has a total of 110,000 native speaker ...
, spoken in the Philippines
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