Yaka, also spelled ''Iaca'' and ''Iyaka'', is a
Bantu language spoken in the
Democratic Republic of the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (french: République démocratique du Congo (RDC), colloquially "La RDC" ), informally Congo-Kinshasa, DR Congo, the DRC, the DROC, or the Congo, and formerly and also colloquially Zaire, is a country in ...
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Angola
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. 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.
[Hammarström (2015) Ethnologue 16/17/18th editions: a comprehensive review: online appendices]
References
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Yaka languages
Languages of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Languages of Angola