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Preferred term

Yasa  

Definition

  • Yasa is a Southern Bantoid language spoken in Cameroon and Equatorial Guinea. Together with other Bengaic languages (BNM, BNG, NUI) and Dualaic languages (DUA, MZD, KME, ISU, OLB), it belongs to the Sawabantu group, which is classified within the Volta-Congo primary branch. Like other Bantu languages, Yasa has a noun class system, a characteristic feature of languages belonging to the Atlantic–Congo lineage, the largest demonstrated language family in Africa.

Identifier

  • YKO

Notation

  • yko

URI

http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/YKO

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