Boan languages

Boan
Geographic distribution:	Democratic Republic of the Congo
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zones C–D) Boan
Subdivisions:	Bati–Angba (Bwa) Komo–Bira

Boan (Buan) is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages coded Zones C and D in Guthrie's classification (Mary McMaster 1988). There are three branches:

Komo (D20)
Bali (D20), ?Beeke
Bomokandian (the various Bwa and Biran languages)
- Biran (Bira–Amba) (D22, D30)
- Homa (Ngenda) (D40)
- Lika (D20)
- Bati–Angba (Bwa) (C40)

Beeke is an erstwhile member of the Nyali cluster that seems to be closest to Bali.