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ISO 639-3 · yelyel
Niger–Congo family

Yela

Yela is a language of the Bangi–Tetela branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
yel
Glottocode
yela1239
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameYela
Also calledYela language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

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 Yela

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch23Bangi–TetelabranchyelYelalanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Democratic Republic of the Congo166 languages in the index

Also spoken in Democratic Republic of the Congo

fraFrenchIndo-European · 285.4 m0 · InternationallinLingalaNiger–Congo · 20 m3 · Wider CommunicationswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mkinKinyarwandaNiger–Congo · 9.8 m1 · NationalswcCongo SwahiliNiger–Congo · 9.1 m2 · ProvincialrunKirundiNiger–Congo · 8.8 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafebemBembaNiger–Congo · 3.6 m2 · ProvincialkooKonjoNiger–Congo · 609,0005 · Developing