West Teke | |
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Native to | Republic of Congo, Gabon |
Ethnicity | Teke, Bongo Pygmies |
Native speakers
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120,000 (ca.2000) (some figures undated) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | Variously: tyi – Tsaayi lli – Laali iyx – Yaa tyx – Tyee (Kwe) |
Glottolog | west2839 |
B.73 |
West Teke is a Bantu language spoken in the Republic of Congo and Gabon.
West Teke is a dialect continuum. The varieties are Tsaayi (Ge-Tsaya, Tyaye, Tsayi), Laali, Yaa (Yaka), and Tyee (Tee, Kwe). The dominant variety by far is Tsaayi.