Tsogo languages

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Tsogo
Okani
Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo
Subdivisions:

The Tsogo languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.30 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages form a valid node. They are:

Tsogo (Getsogo), Himba (Simba), Pinzi, Vove, Kande

Nurse & Philippson also include (B.10) Myene, following Piron (1997), who makes Tsogo and Myene together a divergent branch of Bantu. Maho adds Viya (Eviya) and Bongwe.

References

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


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