Yaka language (Congo–Angola)

Yaka
Yaka
Iyaka
Kiyaka
Native to	Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola
Ethnicity	Yaka
Native speakers	900,000 (2000)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone H) Kongo-Yaka Yaka languages Yaka; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously:; yaf – Kiyaka; noq – Ngoongo; ppp – Pelende (duplicate code); lnz – Lonzo (duplicate code)
Glottolog	yaka1269
Guthrie code	H.31

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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