Teke-Kukuya

KKW

vigorous

Alternate Names: Chikuya, Kikuwa, Koukouya, Kukua, Kukwa, Southern Teke

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 86% with Eboo ,, 85% with Tyee ,, 81% with Ngungwel ,, 80% with Tsaayi ,, 79% with Teke-Tege ,, 75% with Laali ,, 70% with Yaka ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Northwest
B
Teke (B.77)

Demographics: 38,800 (2000).

Language Use: Positive attitudes.

Language Development: Bible portions: 1971–1979.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Congo