Yace

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Ekpari, Iyace, Yache, Yatye

Population

50,000 (2002).

Location

Cross River State, Yala LGA, Osina, Imbuor, Uchu, Aliforkpa, Wonyer, and Maa.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Alifokpa, Ijiegu. Lexical similarity: 84% with Akpa [akf].

Language Use

Also use Yala [yba], Bekwarra [bkv], Tiv [tiv], or Igede [ige].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1980.

Language Resources