Yao language
Yao (ISO 639-3 code yao) is a language of the Atlantic-Congo family spoken in Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Facts
| ISO 639-3 code | yao |
|---|---|
| Glottocode | yaoo1241 |
| Family | Atlantic-Congo |
| Area | Africa |
| Countries | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania, Zambia |
Yao words
- a
- akwe
- Amasiya
- angu
- bimbi
- ca
- ce
- ceejewu
- ci
- cijama
- cikululu
- cilambo
- ciŵanda
- duniya
- gona
- gwa
- gwisya
- Iguputo
- jawusya
- jenda
- jendajenda
- jendesya
- joca
- jwakulijiganya
Related languages
Other Atlantic-Congo languages, nearest first.
- Zulu27,000,000 speakers
- Bemba4,100,000 speakers
- Chokwe1,000,000 speakers
- Suba174,000 speakers
- Ikizu132,000 speakers
- Bondei80,000 speakers
- Wanda42,810 speakers
- Ikoma-Nata-Isenye36,000 speakers
- Bende34,145 speakers
- Isanzu32,400 speakers
- Makwe32,000 speakers
- Pimbwe29,000 speakers
More about Yao
Classification, area and countries: Glottolog (CC BY 4.0). Speaker numbers are estimates and differ between sources.