West Teke language

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West Teke
Native to	Republic of Congo, Gabon
Ethnicity	Teke, Bongo Pygmies
Native speakers	unknown (130,000 cited 1988–2000)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Nzebi (B.50) (traditionally Teke, B.70) West Teke
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Variously: `tyi` – Tsaayi `lli` – Laali `iyx` – Yaa `tyx` – Tyee (Kwe)
Guthrie code	`B.73`^[2]

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.

References

↑ Tsaayi reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Laali reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Yaa reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Tyee (Kwe) reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

v t e Languages of Gabon

Official	French (Standard)

National	Fang and other Bantu languages

Indigenous	Baka Barama Bekwel Benga Bube Bwisi Duma Fang Kendell Kaningi Kili iKota Lumbu Mahongwe Mbama Mbangwe Mbere Myene (several dialects) Ndasa Ndumu Ngom Njebi Pinji Punu Sake Sangu Seki Sighu Simba Sira AKA Eshira Northern Teke Western Teke Tsaangi Tsogo Vili Vumbu Wandji Wumbvu Yangho Yasa

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