Also Known As:
Yasa, Iyassa, Yassa, Iyaasa, Maasa, Bongwe, "Ndowe"
Dialects & Varieties
Le Syntagme Nominal Du Yasa
C. L. Bouh Ma Sitna. Le Syntagme Nominal Du Yasa. Master thesis, The University of Yaoundé I, 2004. Online: http://www.rogerblench.info/Language/Niger-Congo/Bantu/A30/Yasa/yasa_bo…
Threatened
20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
~3,000
Native Speakers Worldwide
Speakers
Native or fluent speakers:
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Young adults
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Older adults
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Elders
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Ethnic or community population
3,000
Year information was gathered
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Comments on speakers
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Location and Context
Countries
Cameroon; Equatorial Guinea
Location Description
"Le yasa est parlé en Guinée Equatoriale et au Cameroun... La langue yasa est parlée au Cameroun dans le département de l’Océan, plus précisément dans l’unité administrative de Campo. Aujourd'hui, les 3000 âmes que compte la communauté Yasa occupent la zone du littoral camerounais qui s'étend de Lolabé (31 km de Kribi) au village Campo Reach situé sur l'embouchure du Ntem."
Government Support
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Speakers' Attitude
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Other Languages Used By The Community
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Number of Other Language Speakers:
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Domains of Other Languages:
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Writing Systems
Standard orthography:
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Writing system:
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Comments on writing systems:
"Le yasa est une langue non alphabétisée, c'est à dire qu'elle ne comporte pas de système d'écriture. Elle demeure une langue dite à tradition orale."
Recent Resources
An article in the Smithsonian's Folklife magazine, about a youth-led language revitalization program
Brochure in French outlining Iyasa political structure, important roles, and notable Iyasa historica
Brochure in French outlining the use of proverbs in Iyasa, and providing 31 Iyasa proverbs with Fren