Sakata language

{{Short description|Language}}

{{Infobox language

| name = Sakata

| nativename =

| region =

| states = Democratic Republic of the Congo

| speakers = 75,000

| date = 1982

| ref = e18

| familycolor = Niger-Congo

| fam2 = Atlantic–Congo

| fam3 = Benue–Congo

| fam4 = Bantoid

| fam5 = Bantu (Zone C)

| fam6 = Bangi–Ntomba (C.30)

| fam7 =

| dia1 = Sakata proper

| dia2 = Djia

| dia3 = Bai

| dia4 = Tuku

| iso3 = skt

| glotto = saka1287

| glottorefname = Sakata

| guthrie = C.34

| ethnicity = Sakata people

}}

Sakata is a Bantu dialect cluster of DR Congo. The dialects are rather divergent: Sakata proper, Djia (Wadia), Bai (Kibay), Tuku (Ketu, Batow).

According to Glottolog, it may be one of the Teke languages.{{CN|date=November 2021}}