Yala

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
yba
Alternate Names
Iyala
Population

200,000 (2008 L. Otronyi), increasing. 50,000 monolinguals. Ethnic population: 200,000.

Location

Cross River State, concentrated in Yala, Obubra, and Ikom LGAs.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Idomoid, Akweya, Etulo-Idoma, Idoma
Dialects

Nkum (Yala Ikom), Nkum Akpambe (Yala Obubra), Yala Ogoja.

Language Use

Home. All ages. Positive attitudes.

Language Development
Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 40% in English [eng]. Literacy program in progress. Poetry. NT: 1979.
Writing
Latin script, used since 1973.
Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.