Viya language explained

Viya
Nativename:Eviya
States:Gabon
Ethnicity:400 Eviya (2013)
Speakers:50
Date:2013
Ref:e25
Familycolor:Niger-Congo
Fam2:Atlantic–Congo
Fam3:Benue–Congo
Fam4:Bantoid
Fam5:Bantu (Zone B)
Fam6:Tsogo languages (B.30)
Iso3:gev
Guthrie:B.301
Glotto:eviy1235
Glottorefname:Viya

Viya (Gheviya,[1] Eviya, Avias) is a minor Bantu language of Gabon. A collection of proverbs in their language has been published, with French translations.[2] Also, a bilingual dictionary has been compiled.[3]

Notes and References

  1. typo "Gheviva" in Maho (2009)
  2. http://www.ddl.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr/fulltext/Van%20Der%20Veen/Bodinga-bwa-Bodinga_1995_Van_der_veen.pdf Online collection of proverbs
  3. VAN DER VEEN L. J. et S. BODINGA-BWA-BODINGA (2002), Gedandedi sa geviya, dictionnaire geviya-français. Collection « Langues et littératures de l’Afrique Noire (XII) dirigée par G. Philippson. Louvain – Paris – Sterling, Editions Peeters.