Yace language

Yace
Akpa
Native to Central Nigeria
Region Benue State
Native speakers
80,000 (2000–2002)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3 Either:
ekr  Yace
akf  Akpa
Glottolog yaty1238[2]

Yace (Yache) is an Idomoid language of central Nigeria. The two varieties, Yace proper (Ekpari) and Akpa, are distinct enough to sometimes be considered distinct languages.

References

  1. Yace at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
    Akpa at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
  2. Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Yatye–Akpa". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.


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