| Population |
38,800 (2000). |
| Region |
Plateaux Province, Lekana District, east of Leketi River. |
| Language map |
Congo, reference number 47
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| Alternate names |
Chikuya, Kikuwa, Koukouya, Kukwa, Southern Teke |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 86% with Boo [ebo], 85% with Tyee [tyx], 81% with Ngungwel [ngz], 80% with Tsaayi [tyi], 79% with Teghe [teg], 75% with Laali [lli], 70% with Yaa [iyx]. |
| Classification |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.70) |
| Language use |
Positive attitude. |