Yala

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A language of Nigeria

ISO 639-3
yba
Alternate Names
Iyala
Autonym
Yala
User Population

278,000 (2020), increasing. 50,000 monolinguals.

Location

Benue state: Oju LGA; Cross River state: Ikom, Obubra, and Yala LGAs.

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Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Idomoid, Akweya, Etulo-Idoma, Idoma
Dialects

Nkum (Yala Ikom), Nkum Akpambe (Yala Obubra), Yala Ogoja.

Language Use

Home. Used by all. Positive attitudes. Many also use English [eng]. Used as L2 by Bekwarra [bkv], Nkem-Nkum [isi], Yace [ekr].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L1: 30%. Literacy rate in L2: 40% in English [eng]. Literacy program in progress. Literature. NT: 1979.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Yala
Writing

Latin script [Latn], used since 1973.

Other Comments

Christian, traditional religion.