Kele languages
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Bantu language family
Not to be confused with Soko–Kele languages.
| Kele | |
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| Sheke | |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | None grea1288 (Ndasaic) kele1262 (Ngomic) |
The Kele or Sheke languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from Seki (Sheke) (B.21) itself, the languages form a valid node. They are:
- Lengue, Ndasa, Sigu (Sighu), Kele (Dikele), Ngom, Mbangwe, Wumbvu, Kota, Shake (Sake), Mahongwe, ?Seki (Sheke)
Maho (2009) adds B203 Sama, B204 Ndambomo, B205 Metombola.
Footnotes
References
- Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.
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