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ISO 639-3 · yaoyao
Niger–Congo family

Yao

chiYao

Yao is a language of the Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Malawi and Mozambique. Wikidata describes it as “language of Africa”.

5 · DevelopingLatn
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
yao
Glottocode
yaoo1241
Wikipedia
26 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
7levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameYao · chiYao
Also calledYao language
Written inLatin script

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Yao

The branches above Yao, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458BantubranchyaoYaolanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Malawi14 languages in the indexMozambique39 languages in the index

Also spoken in Malawi

engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationtumTumbukaNiger–Congo · 7 m4 · EducationalnyyNyakyusaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopingtogTongaNiger–Congo5 · DevelopinglonMalawi LomweNiger–Congo6a · VigorousndhNdaliNiger–Congo6a · VigorouslaiLambyaNiger–Congo6a · VigorousswkMalawi SenaNiger–Congo5 · Developing