Yao (African)
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Yao (Chiyao) is spoken in southern Malawi, northern Mozambique, and southern Tanzania.
Yao is a Bantu language with about 3 million speakers. The Yao were important caravan traders in the 19th century, and most are Muslim.
Yao is a Bantu language with about 3 million speakers. The Yao were important caravan traders in the 19th century, and most are Muslim.
Yao (African) is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Yao (African) Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Yao
Wandu wosope akasapagwa ni ufulu ni uchimbichimbi wakulandana. Asapagwa ni lunda, niwakupakombola ganisya, m'yoyo kukusosekwa kuti mundu jwalijose am'woneje mundu jwimwe mpela mlongomjakwe.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights