Teke-Tsaayi

A language of Congo

ISO 639: tyi
Alternate Names: Getsaayi, Tsaayi, Tsaya, Tsaye, Tsayi, West Teke
Population: 95,900 (2000). 900,000 all Teke languages in Congo (2019 World Factbook).
Location:: Lékoumou department: east of Mossendjo; Pool department: Kindema district.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.73)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 76% with Tyee [tyx], 80% with Kukuya [kkw].
Language Use: Also use Kituba [mkw].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Teke-Tsaayi
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Lékoumou department: east of Mossendjo; Pool department: Kindema district.