Kukuya language

Spoken in

  • Niger - Congo languages Benue - Congo languages Bantoide languages Bantu languages Teke Kukuya

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Teke Kukuya (also Chikuya, Kikuwa, Koukouya, Kukwa and South - Teke ) is a Bantu language and is spoken by about 38,800 people in the Republic of Congo.

It is east of the river Lékéti widespread in the department Plateaux in the district Lekana.

Classification

Teke Kukuya forms with the languages ​​Ngungwel, Tchitchege, Teke, Teke - Eboo, Teke - Fuumu, Teke - Laali, Teke - Nzikou, Teke - Tege, Teke - Tsaayi, Teke - Tyee Yaka and the Teke group. After the classification of Malcolm Guthrie Teke Kukuya belongs to the Guthrie - area B70.

86 % of the vocabulary have common features with the vocabulary of Teke - Eboo, 85 % with the Teke - Tyee, 81 % with that of Ngungwel, 80 % with the Teke - Tsaayi, 79 % with the Teke - Tege, 75 % with the Teke - Laali and 70 % with the Yaka.

Language family Tsege language Teke languages Central Teke language Fuumu language North Teke language West Teke language
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