Yaka languages
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Not to be confused with Yaka language.
Yaka | |
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Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
Glottolog | yaka1278 (partial match) |
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:
The Yaka languages appear to be closest to Kongo.
Footnotes
References
- Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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