Nzebi languages
Nzebi | |
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Njebi | |
Geographic distribution: | Central reaches of the Congo River and adjacent areas |
Linguistic classification: | |
Glottolog: |
njeb1244 (Njebi)[1] west2839 (West Teke)[2] |
The Nzebi languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.50 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Nzebi languages form a valid node with West Teke (B.70). The languages are:
Maho (2009) adds B502 Mwele and B503 Vili (Ibhili).
Footnotes
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "Njebi". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
- ↑ Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin; Bank, Sebastian, eds. (2016). "West Teke". Glottolog 2.7. Jena: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
References
- Nurse & Philippson (2003), The Bantu Languages.
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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