Chokwe–Luchazi languages

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Chokwe–Luchazi
Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Southern Bantoid
        • Bantu (Zone K.10)
          • Chokwe–Luchazi
Subdivisions:
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The Chokwe–Luchazi languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone K.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they form a valid node. They are:

Chokwe, Luvale, Luchazi, Mbunda, Nyengo, Luimbi

Ngangela, a standardized mixture of Luvale, Luchazi, Mbunda, and Luimbi, serves alongside Chokwe as one of the national languages of Angola.

References

    • Nurse & Philippson (2003), The Bantu Languages.


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