| Kela | |
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| Yela | |
| Native to | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Kasai (Kela), Equateur Province (Yela) |
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Native speakers
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(180,000 Kela, 33,000 Yela cited 1972 and 1977) |
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Niger–Congo
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| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | Either: kel – Kela yel – Yela |
| Glottolog | yela1238 |
C.74, 75 |
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Kela (Ikela, Okela), or Lemba, and Yela are a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo spoken by several hundred thousand people in the Kasai-Oriental, where the language is called "Kela", and Equateur Province, where it's called "Yela".