West Teke language

Spoken in

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

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Tyi

Teke Tsaayi (also Getsaayi, Tsaya, Tsaye and Tsayi ) is a Bantu language and is spoken by approximately 129,500 people in the Republic of Congo and Gabon.

It is in the Republic of Congo in the north of the department Lékoumou east of Mossendjo with about 95,900 speakers and disseminated in Gabon with about 33,600 speakers.

Classification

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

76 % of the vocabulary have in common with the vocabulary of Teke - Tyee, and 80 % with the Teke - Kukuya.

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