The Koyaka are a Mandinka people from West Africa established in central Côte d'Ivoire, mainly around the town of Mankono, in the Béré region.
Depending on the sources and the context, there are several variants: Koyaa, Koyagakan, Koyaga, Koyakas, Koya, Koyara.
[1] Their language is Koyaka (or Koyaga), a Manding language variety whose number of speakers was estimated at 84,000 in 2017.
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