Yasa language

Iyasa
Iyasa
Bongwe
Native to	Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea; Gabon
Ethnicity	Yasa and Pygmies
Native speakers	2,400 in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea (2000–2011); unknown number in Gabon
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone A) Sawabantu (A.30) Kombe? Iyasa; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	yko
Glottolog	yasa1242
Guthrie code	A.33a
ELP	Iyasa
	Yasa is classified as Definitely Endangered by the UNESCO Atlas of the World's Languages in Danger

Iyasa (Yasa, Yassa) is a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea by the Iyasa and Ndowe coastal fishing peoples. It is also spoken by Pygmies, perhaps Babongo, in Gabon. Approximately 3,000 people speak Iyasa, though some note that this number may be an overestimation.

Iyasa also goes by the names Bongwe, Lyaasa, and Maasa. Dialects are Bweko, Vendo, Bodele, Marry, One, Asonga, Bomui, Mogana, Mooma, Mapanga. It may in turn be a dialect of Kombe. Speakers report that Kombe and Iyasa are almost perfectly mutually intelligible.

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