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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Congo > Teke-Tsaayi

Teke-Tsaayi

A language of Congo

ISO 639-3tyi

Population  95,900 in Congo (2000). Population total all countries: 129,500.
Region  North Lekoumou region, east of Mossendjo. Also in Gabon.
Language map  Congo, reference number 51
Alternate names   Getsaayi, Tsaya, Tsaye, Tsayi
Dialects  Lexical similarity: 76% with Tyee [tyx], 80% with Kukua [kkw].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.70)

Also spoken in:

Gabon

Language name   Teke-Tsaayi
Population  33,600 in Gabon (2000).
Alternate names  Getsaayi, Tsaya, Tsaye, Tsayi