Teke | |
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Ethnicity: | Teke people |
Geographic distribution: |
Central reaches of the Congo River and adjacent areas |
Linguistic classification: | Niger–Congo |
Subdivisions: |
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The Teke languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken by the Teke people in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.70 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Teke languages apart from West Teke form a valid node with Tende (B.80):