Yansi language
| Yansi | |
|---|---|
| Eyansi | |
| Native to | DR Congo |
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Native speakers
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unknown (100,000 cited 1997)[1] plus 13,000 Ntsuo (2002) |
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Niger–Congo
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| Dialects |
Yans proper
Mbiem
Yeei
Tsong
Mpur
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: yns – Yansi soo – Songo (Tsong) |
| Glottolog | yans1239 (Yansi)[2]song1299 (Songo)[3] |
B.85[4] |
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Yans (Yanzi) is a Bantu language spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
There are six language varieties Guthrie classified as Bantu B.85 (Yans). According to Nurse (2003), most belong with the Yaka language, though one or two are assigned to Boma–Dzing languages (ex-Yanzi), though he does not say which. Maho (2009) notes that the Tsong variety of Yansi is Ethnologue's unclassified "Songo" language, and so may be the one that does not belong with the rest. Ehret (2009), however, retains most varieties in B.80, and only classifies "Yanz Kimatu" as Yaka. The six Guthrie varieties are:
- B.85A Mbiem, West Yansi
- B.85B East Yans
- B.85C Yeei
- B.85D Tsong (Itsong, Nsong, Ntsuo, "Songo")
- B.85E Mpur (Mput)
- B.85F Tsambaan
References
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- ↑ Yansi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
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- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
