Sakata (language)

Sakata
Spoken in	Democratic Republic of Congo
speaker	75,000
Linguistic classification	Niger Congo Languages Benue Congo languages Bantoid languages Bantu languages Sakata
Language codes
ISO 639 -1	-
ISO 639 -2	-
ISO 639-3	skt

Sakata , also known as Kisakata , Saka , Lesa or Odual , is a Bantu language spoken by around 75,000 Sakata members in Mai-Ndombe Province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo .

Sakata is written in the Latin script , parts of the Bible are translated in Sakata.

classification

Sakata forms with the languages Bamwe Language , Bangi , Boko , Bolia , Bolondo , Bomboli , Bomboma , Bozaba , Dzando , Lobala , Mabaale , Moi , Ntomba , Sengele and Yamongeri the Guthrie zone C40.

Sakata has the dialects Sakata, Djia (also Kidjia, Dia, Dja or Waria) and Bai (also Kibai).

Language example

"Lebombi Nzambi ahuni bari ti otime nde Mua nende nendamo, lebo leyiqa muri nama namokika la, te ayiko ya moi mo itito." (Bible, John 3:16)

Web links

• Ethnologue entry on Sakata
• Language map of North Democratic Republic of the Congo
• Language Map Democratic Republic of the Congo, South

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://linguistlist.org/forms/langs/LLDescription.cfm?code=skt
2. ↑ Christel Nsale Inzepi, development expert at the Kutu Territory Administration
3. ↑ http://www.everytongue.com/john/index.htm