Yao language (Africa)
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Name (Hebrew)
שפת יאו (אפריקה)
Name (Latin)
Yao language (Africa)
Name (Arabic)
لغة ياو (أفريقيا)
Other forms of name
Achawa language
Adjaua language
Adsawa language
Adsoa language
Ajawa language
Ayawa language
Ayo language
Chi-yao language
Chiyao language
Ciyao language
Djao language
Haiao language
Hiao language
Hyao language
Jao language (Africa)
Veiao language
Wajao language
Wayao language
nne Yao language
See Also From tracing topical name
Bantu languages
See Also From tracing place name
Malawi
Mozambique
Tanzania
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q36902
Library of congress:
sh 85149007
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 00034244: Ngunga, A. Phonology and morphology of the Ciyao verb, 2000.
- Fivaz, D. African langs., 1979:p. 64, under Bantu langs. (Yao Group: ciYao, var. Ayo, Djao, Adjao, Adwawa, Adsoa, Ayawa, Achawa, Ajawa, Hiao, Haiao, Hyao, Jao, Veiao, Wajao)
- Biebuyck, D.P. African ethnonyms, 1996:p. 277 (Yao (Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania) var. Wayao)
- Ethnologue, 13th ed. Internet ed. 1996:under Malawi (Yao (Chiyao, Achawa, Adsawa, Adsoa, Ajawa, Ayawa, Ayo, Ayao, Djao, Haiao, Hiao, Hyao, Jao, Veiao, Wajao)) under Mozambique (Yao (Chiyao, Ciyao, Achawa, Adsawa, Adsoa, Ajawa, Ayawa, Ayo, Djao, Haiao, Hiao, Hyao, Jao, Veiao, Wajao)) under Tanzania (Yao (Chiyao, Achawa, Adsawa, Ajawa, Ayawa, Ayo, Djao, Haiao, Hiao, Hyao, Jao, Veiao, Wajao)) language index (Yao (and some variants) also alternates for Kuuku-Ya'u, an Australian lang., and Iu Mien, a Southeast Asian lang.)