Resources in and about the Yao language


ISO 639-3: yao

The combined catalog of all OLAC participants contains the following resources that are relevant to this language:

Other known names and dialect names: Achawa, Adsawa, Adsoa, Ajawa, Ayao, Ayawa, Ayo, Chichawa, Chikonono, Chiyao, Cikonono, Cimakale, Cimassaninga, Ciyao, Djao, Haiao, Hajao, Hiao, Hyao, Jao, Machinga, Makale, Mangoche, Mangochi, Massaninga, Tunduru Yao, Veiao, Wajao

Primary texts

  1. Genesis Ne Exodus. The Long Now Foundation. 1933. London: Brittish and Foreign Bible Society. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_yao_gen-1

Language descriptions

  1. WALS Online Resources for Yao (in Malawi). Haspelmath, Martin (editor); Dryer, Matthew S. (editor); Gil, David (editor); Comrie, Bernard (editor). 2008-05-01. Max Planck Digital Library (http://mpdl.mpg.de/). oai:wals.info:languoid/yao

Other resources about the language

  1. Yao: a language of Malawi. Lewis, M. Paul (editor). 2009. SIL International (www.sil.org). oai:ethnologue.com:yao
  2. A Study of Yao Sentences. Whiteley, W. H. 1966. Clarendon Press. oai:refdb.wals.info:4304
  3. Mkamulano Wa Ilambo Yoscope Pa Ufulu Wa Chipago Wa Wandu Malowe Gandanda. The Long Now Foundation. n.d. Geneva: United Nations Office of the High Comissioner for Human Rights. oai:rosettaproject.org:rosettaproject_yao_undec-1

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