Hetherwick A. Introductory handbook of the Yao language

London: Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1889. — XVI, 281 p.In the first part of the book the chief characteristics of the language are unfolded and the principal laws that guide its structure are explained. Part II contains the Yao-English vocabulary.Yao is a Bantu language in Africa with approximately two million speakers in Malawi, and half a million each in Tanzania and Mozambique. There are also some speakers in Zambia. In Malawi, the main dialect is Mangoche, mostly spoken around Lake Malawi. In Mozambique, the main dialects are Makale and Massaninga. The language has also gone by several other names in English, including chiYao or ciYao (the prefixed form), Achawa, Adsawa, Adsoa, Ajawa, Ayawa, Ayo, Ayao, Djao, Haiao, Hiao, Hyao, Jao, Veiao, and waJao.