Nzebi languages

Nzebi
Njebi
Geographic
distribution:		 Central reaches of the Congo River and adjacent areas
Linguistic classification:

Niger–Congo

  • Atlantic–Congo
Glottolog: njeb1244  (Njebi)[1]
west2839  (West Teke)[2]

The Nzebi languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.50 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Nzebi languages form a valid node with West Teke (B.70). The languages are:

(B.50) Nzebi, Wanzi, Duma, Tsaangi, (B.70) West Teke (Tsaayi, Laali, Yaa/Yaka, Tyee)

Maho (2009) adds B502 Mwele and B503 Vili (Ibhili).

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "Njebi". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.
  2. ↑ Nordhoff, Sebastian; Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2013). "West Teke". Glottolog. Leipzig: Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology.

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