Yaka Bible History (1)

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(I)Yaka...
"I-Yaka is spoken in the Sibiti area of southwestern Gabon.   It is
one of the Bantu languages of the Teke (see KiTeke) subgroup
and is mutually intelligible with ILali."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "First publication, St. Luke’s Gos-
    pel in 1933 by the BFBS; tr. by Rev. A. Unsgaard of the Swedish Mis-
    sion aided by Samuel Ikunga and Isaac Balende.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

YAKA--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. Luke 15:10 unknown.]

"1933 Luke BFBS, London
Translated by A. Unsgaard, Swedish Mission."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1893" (Recomposed) Luke 3:1-4 unknown.]

(Ki)Yaka...
"KiYaka is spoken by an estimated 200,000 people over a wide
area of southwestern Congo-Kinshasa, east of the Kwango
River, and in adjacent Angola.   It is a Bantu language of the

Kongo group and should be differentiated from I-Yaka (q.v.).
The BaSuku also speak a form of the Yaka tongue."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1938 John BFBS, Scripture Gift Mission, London
Translated into the usage of the Southern BaYaka, as the people call
themselves, by C. D. Andersen, Unevangelized Tribes Mission.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1957 [m]ark ABS, New York
Translated by William and Helen Robbins, American Baptist
Mission, and David Mbemba.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1957" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Yesaya = Isaiah).]

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