Teke-Tyee

A language of Congo

ISO 639: tyx
Alternate Names: Kwe, Tee, Tyee, West Teke
Population: 14,400. 900,000 all Teke languages in Congo (2019 World Factbook).
Location:: Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Pool departments: between Kitembe and Makaka.
Language Status: 6a (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Northwest, B, Teke (B.73)
Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 85% with Kukuya [kkw] and Eboo [ebo].
Language Use: Used by all. Also use Kituba [mkw].
Language Development: Texts. Bible portions: 2010–2014.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Teke-Tyee
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Bouenza, Lékoumou, and Pool departments: between Kitembe and Makaka.