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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Nigeria > Yace

Yace

A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3ekr

Population  50,000 (2002).
Region  Cross River state, Yala Local Government Area, Osina, Imbuor, Aliforkpa (Ewor), Wonyer, Maa (formerly Ijiegu).
Language maps  Nigeria, Map 10, reference number 350
Nigeria, Map 7, reference number 350
Alternate names   Ekpari, Iyace, Yache, Yatye
Dialects  Alifokpa, Ijiegu. Lexical similarity: 84% with Akpa [akf].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Idomoid, Yatye-Akpa
Language use  Also use Yala [yba], Bekwarra [bkv], Tiv [tiv], or Igede [ige].
Language development  Bible portions: 1980.