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class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_H"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.8</span> <span>Zone H</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_H-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_J" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_J"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.9</span> <span>Zone J</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_J-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_K" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_K"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.10</span> <span>Zone K</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_K-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_L" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_L"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.11</span> <span>Zone L</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_L-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_M" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_M"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.12</span> <span>Zone M</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_M-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_N" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_N"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.13</span> <span>Zone N</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_N-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_P" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_P"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.14</span> <span>Zone P</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_P-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_R" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_R"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.15</span> <span>Zone R</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_R-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_S" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_S"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">1.16</span> <span>Zone S</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_S-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Full_list_(1948/2009)" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Full_list_(1948/2009)"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2</span> <span>Full list (1948/2009)</span> </div> </a> <button aria-controls="toc-Full_list_(1948/2009)-sublist" class="cdx-button cdx-button--weight-quiet cdx-button--icon-only vector-toc-toggle"> <span class="vector-icon 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class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_D_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_D_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.4</span> <span>Zone D</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_D_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_E_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_E_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.5</span> <span>Zone E</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_E_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_F_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_F_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.6</span> <span>Zone F</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_F_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_G_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_G_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.7</span> <span>Zone G</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_G_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_H_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_H_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.8</span> <span>Zone H</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_H_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_K_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_K_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.9</span> <span>Zone K</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_K_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_L_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_L_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.10</span> <span>Zone L</span> </div> </a> <ul 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class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_R_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.14</span> <span>Zone R</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_R_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-Zone_S_2" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#Zone_S_2"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.15</span> <span>Zone S</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-Zone_S_2-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-2009_appendix" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-2"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#2009_appendix"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span class="vector-toc-numb">2.16</span> <span>2009 appendix</span> </div> </a> <ul id="toc-2009_appendix-sublist" class="vector-toc-list"> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li id="toc-See_also" class="vector-toc-list-item vector-toc-level-1"> <a class="vector-toc-link" href="#See_also"> <div class="vector-toc-text"> <span 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.mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox" style="width:22em;"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above" style="background-color: #ffddaa;">Bantu</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size:110%; color: black; background-color: #ffddaa;">Narrow Bantu</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Geographic<br />distribution</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Africa" title="Africa">Africa</a>, from approximately the equator south</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Language_family" title="Language family">Linguistic classification</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Niger%E2%80%93Congo_languages" title="Niger–Congo languages">Niger–Congo</a>?<ul style="line-height:100%; margin-left:15px;padding-left:0"><li><a href="/wiki/Atlantic%E2%80%93Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlantic–Congo">Atlantic–Congo</a><ul style="line-height:100%; margin-left:5px;padding-left:0"><li><a href="/wiki/Volta-Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="Volta-Congo">Volta-Congo</a><ul style="line-height:100%; margin-left:5px;padding-left:0"><li><a href="/wiki/Benue%E2%80%93Congo" class="mw-redirect" title="Benue–Congo">Benue–Congo</a><ul style="line-height:100%; margin-left:5px;padding-left:0"><li><a href="/wiki/Bantoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Bantoid">Bantoid</a><ul style="line-height:100%; margin-left:5px;padding-left:0"><li><a href="/wiki/Southern_Bantoid" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Bantoid">Southern Bantoid</a><ul style="line-height:100%; margin-left:5px;padding-left:0"><li><b>Bantu</b></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></li></ul></td></tr><tr class="plainlist"><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subdivisions</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li>Zones A–S (geographic)</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: black; background-color: #ffddaa;">Language codes</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/ISO_639-3" title="ISO 639-3">ISO 639-3</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data">–</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Glottolog" title="Glottolog">Glottolog</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><samp><code><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/narr1281">narr1281</a></code></samp></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Bantu_zones.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Bantu_zones.png/300px-Bantu_zones.png" decoding="async" width="300" height="303" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Bantu_zones.png/450px-Bantu_zones.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/12/Bantu_zones.png/600px-Bantu_zones.png 2x" data-file-width="782" data-file-height="790" /></a></span><div style="text-align:left;">The approximate locations of the sixteen Guthrie Bantu zones, including the addition of a zone J</div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The 250 or so "Narrow <a href="/wiki/Bantu_languages" title="Bantu languages">Bantu languages</a>" are conventionally divided up into geographic zones first proposed by <a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Guthrie" title="Malcolm Guthrie">Malcolm Guthrie</a> (1967–1971).<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These were assigned letters A–S and divided into decades (groups A10, A20, etc.); individual languages were assigned unit numbers (A11, A12, etc.), and dialects further subdivided (A11a, A11b, etc.). This coding system has become the standard for identifying Bantu languages; it was a practical way to distinguish many ambiguously named languages before the introduction of <a href="/wiki/ISO_639-3" title="ISO 639-3">ISO 639-3</a> coding, and it continues to be widely used. Only Guthrie's Zone S is (sometimes) considered to be a genealogical group. Since Guthrie's time a Zone J (made of languages formerly classified in groups D and E) has been set up as another possible genealogical group bordering the <a href="/wiki/African_Great_Lakes" title="African Great Lakes">Great Lakes</a>. </p><p>The list is first summarized, with links to articles on accepted groups of Bantu languages (bold decade headings). Following that is the complete 1948<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> list, as updated by Guthrie in 1971 and by J. F. Maho in 2009. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Summary">Summary</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Summary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The list below reflects Guthrie as updated by Maho (2009). Not included in detail are the <i>Northeast Bantu</i> languages characterized by <a href="/wiki/Dahl%27s_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Dahl's Law">Dahl's Law</a>, which is thought to be a genealogical group, cuts across the Guthrie system, and is covered at <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">Northeast Bantu</a>. Other groups with dedicated articles, such as <a href="/wiki/Southern_Bantu_languages" title="Southern Bantu languages">Southern Bantu</a> (Zone S) are also only summarized here, so that the initial listing is only a summary and an index for other articles. </p><p><i><a href="/wiki/Ethnologue" title="Ethnologue">Ethnologue</a></i> made multiple changes to Guthrie in an attempt to make the classification more historically accurate. However, the changes are inconsistent, and <i>Ethnologue</i> has not been followed here, though it is publicly available online. Thus a code may mean different things depending on whether Guthrie or <a href="/wiki/SIL_International" class="mw-redirect" title="SIL International">SIL</a> is being followed. (See <a href="#External_links">link</a> below for the SIL code assignments.) The updates in Maho (2009), on the other hand, are designed to be compatible with the original values of the codes. </p><p>Bantu has long been divided into <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">Northwest Bantu</a> (Forest Bantu) and <a href="/wiki/Bantu_languages" title="Bantu languages">Central Bantu</a> (Savanna Bantu) branches based upon tone patterns, but there is little agreement as to which Guthrie zones (or which parts of zones) should be in either, the dichotomy is dubious, and they have not been followed here. </p><p>Accepted genealogical groups within the Guthrie zones are boldfaced. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_A">Zone A<span class="anchor" id="Zone_A"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Zone A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>S Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, N Gabon </p> <ul><li>A10 <i>Lundu–Balong</i> : <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Oroko</a> (likely one of the <a href="/wiki/Sawabantu_languages" title="Sawabantu languages">Sawabantu languages</a>); the other languages apart from A15 Manenguba (that is, <a href="/wiki/Bonkeng_language" title="Bonkeng language">Bonkeng</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nkongho_language" title="Nkongho language">Nkongho</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bafaw-Balong_language" title="Bafaw-Balong language">Bafaw-Balong</a>) may be Sawabantu as well. <ul><li><b>A15</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Manenguba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manenguba language">Manenguba (Ngoe) languages</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><b>A20–30</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Sawabantu_languages" title="Sawabantu languages">Sawabantu languages</a></i>; <a href="/wiki/Bube_language" title="Bube language">Bube</a> (in Mbam?)</li> <li><b>A40a</b> (reduced) <i><a href="/wiki/Basaa_languages" title="Basaa languages">Basaa languages</a></i></li> <li><b>A50</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Bafia_languages" title="Bafia languages">Bafia languages</a></i></li> <li><b>A60+40b</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Mbam_languages" title="Mbam languages">Mbam languages</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Jarawan_languages" title="Jarawan languages">Jarawan</a> added after Guthrie)</li> <li><b>A70</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Beti_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Beti language">Beti language</a></i></li> <li><b>A80–90</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Makaa%E2%80%93Njem_languages" title="Makaa–Njem languages">Makaa–Njem languages</a></i></li></ul> <p>Zone A is sometimes considered Forest Bantu. </p><p>Guthrie's A60 and part of his A40 have been removed to the Southern Bantoid <a href="/wiki/Mbam_languages" title="Mbam languages">Mbam languages</a>. Sawabantu may include some of the A10 languages apart from Manenguba, whereas Bube may belong in Mbam. </p><p>Southern Bantoid <a href="/wiki/Jarawan_languages" title="Jarawan languages">Jarawan</a> was assigned to Zone A by Gerhardt (1982) and <a href="/wiki/Roger_Blench" title="Roger Blench">Blench</a> (ms 2006, 2011), specifically to A60, within Mbam. </p><p>According to several scholars, including Blench, there can be no coherent concept of Bantu as long as many of the Zone A and perhaps Zone B languages are included. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_B">Zone B<span class="anchor" id="Zone_B"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Zone B"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>S Gabon, W Congo, W DR-Congo </p> <ul><li><b>B20</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Kele_languages" title="Kele languages">Kele languages</a></i> (?<a href="/wiki/Seki_language" title="Seki language">Seki</a>)</li> <li><b>B10–30</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Tsogo_languages" title="Tsogo languages">Tsogo languages</a></i> (?<a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Myene</a>)</li> <li><b>B40</b> (with some H10) <i><a href="/wiki/Sira_languages" title="Sira languages">Sira languages</a></i></li> <li><b>B50</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Nzebi_languages" title="Nzebi languages">Nzebi languages</a></i></li> <li><b>B60</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Mbete_languages" title="Mbete languages">Mbete languages</a></i></li> <li><b>B70</b> (with some B80) <i><a href="/wiki/Teke_languages" title="Teke languages">Teke languages</a></i></li> <li><b>B80</b> (reduced) <i><a href="/wiki/Boma%E2%80%93Dzing_languages" title="Boma–Dzing languages">Boma–Dzing languages</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Tsong/Songo</a>?)</li></ul> <p>Zone B is sometimes considered Forest Bantu. </p><p>B10–30 may belong together as <i><a href="/wiki/Kele%E2%80%93Tsogo_languages" title="Kele–Tsogo languages">Kele–Tsogo</a></i>, B40 with <i>Kongo–Yaka</i> (H), and B50–70 with H24 <a href="/wiki/Nsongo_language" title="Nsongo language">Songo</a> as <i><a href="/wiki/Teke%E2%80%93Mbede_languages" title="Teke–Mbede languages">Teke–Mbede</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_C">Zone C<span class="anchor" id="Zone_C"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Zone C"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NW DR-Congo, N Congo </p> <ul><li><b>C10</b> (with some C30) <i><a href="/wiki/Ngondi%E2%80%93Ngiri_languages" title="Ngondi–Ngiri languages">Ngondi–Ngiri languages</a></i></li> <li><b>C20</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Mboshi_languages" title="Mboshi languages">Mboshi languages</a></i></li> <li><b>C30</b> (with Mongo, <i>etc</i>) <i><a href="/wiki/Bangi%E2%80%93Ntomba_languages" title="Bangi–Ntomba languages">Bangi–Ntomba languages</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Lingala" title="Lingala">Lingala</a> et al.)</li> <li><b>C37+41</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Buja%E2%80%93Ngombe_languages" title="Buja–Ngombe languages">Buja–Ngombe languages</a></i></li> <li>C42 <a href="/wiki/Bwela_language" title="Bwela language">Bwela</a></li> <li><b>C40a</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Bati%E2%80%93Angba_languages" title="Bati–Angba languages">Bati–Angba languages</a> (Bwa)</i></li> <li><b>C50–60</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Soko_languages" title="Soko languages">Soko languages</a></i></li> <li><b>C70</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Tetela_languages" title="Tetela languages">Tetela languages</a></i></li> <li><b>C80</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Bushoong_languages" title="Bushoong languages">Bushoong languages</a></i></li></ul> <p>Zone C is sometimes considered Forest Bantu, sometimes Savanna Bantu. </p><p>There are proposals for three larger clades, <i><a href="/wiki/Mboshi%E2%80%93Buja_languages" title="Mboshi–Buja languages">Mboshi–Buja</a></i> covering C10–20 and C37+41, and <i><a href="/wiki/Bangi%E2%80%93Tetela_languages" title="Bangi–Tetela languages">Bangi–Tetela</a></i> covering C30 with C50–80 (Motingea 1996), and C40a together with D20–30 in <i><a href="/wiki/Boan_languages" title="Boan languages">Boan</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_D">Zone D<span class="anchor" id="Zone_D"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Zone D"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NE DR-Congo </p> <ul><li><b>D10</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Mbole%E2%80%93Enya_languages" title="Mbole–Enya languages">Mbole–Enya languages</a></i> (?<a href="/wiki/Lengola_language" title="Lengola language">Lengola</a>)</li> <li><b>D20a</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Lega%E2%80%93Binja_languages" title="Lega–Binja languages">Lega–Binja languages</a></i></li> <li><b>D20–30</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Komo%E2%80%93Bira_languages" title="Komo–Bira languages">Komo–Bira languages</a></i>, (with C40a) <i><a href="/wiki/Boan_languages" title="Boan languages">Boan</a></i></li> <li>D28 <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">Holoholo</a> (perhaps in <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">NE Bantu</a>)</li> <li>D30 (unclassified): <a href="/wiki/Guru_language" title="Guru language">Guru</a> (Boguru), <a href="/wiki/Ngbinda_language" title="Ngbinda language">Ngbinda</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kari_language" title="Kari language">Kare</a> (Kari), <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Nyanga-li</a> (Gbati-ri)</li> <li><b>D33</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Nyali_languages" title="Nyali languages">Nyali languages</a></i> (<a href="/wiki/Beeke_language" title="Beeke language">Beeke</a>? <a href="/wiki/Ngbee_language" title="Ngbee language">Ngbee</a>?, +<a href="/wiki/Bodo_language_(Bantu)" title="Bodo language (Bantu)">Bodo</a>?)</li> <li><b>D43–55</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Nyanga%E2%80%93Buyi_languages" title="Nyanga–Buyi languages">Nyanga–Buyi languages</a></i></li> <li>D54 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Ibembe)" title="Bembe language (Ibembe)">Bembe</a> (with Lega?)</li></ul> <p>D10, D30, and some of D20 and D40 are sometimes considered Forest Bantu, the others Savanna Bantu. </p><p>Most of D40–60 has been moved to <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Bantu_languages" title="Great Lakes Bantu languages">Great Lakes Bantu languages</a>. Lengola, Bodo, and Nyali may belong together as <i><a href="/wiki/Lebonya_languages" title="Lebonya languages">Lebonya</a></i>, and Beeke in <i><a href="/wiki/Boan_languages" title="Boan languages">Boan</a></i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_E">Zone E<span class="anchor" id="Zone_E"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Zone E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Kenya, apart from Swahili </p><p>The languages of Zone E have been reassigned: E10–E40 to <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Bantu_languages" title="Great Lakes Bantu languages">Great Lakes Bantu languages</a>; E50 <i>Kikuyu–Kamba (Central Kenya Bantu)</i> and E60 <i>Chaga–Taita</i> to <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">Northeast Bantu</a>; E70 <i>Nyika</i> to Northeast Bantu, mostly in <a href="/wiki/Sabaki_languages" title="Sabaki languages">Sabaki</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_F">Zone F<span class="anchor" id="Zone_F"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Zone F"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>W & C Tanzania. </p> <ul><li><b>F10</b> <a href="/wiki/Tongwe_language" title="Tongwe language">Tongwe-Bende</a></li> <li><b>F30</b> (reduced) <i><a href="/wiki/Mbugwe%E2%80%93Rangi_languages" title="Mbugwe–Rangi languages">Mbugwe–Rangi languages</a></i></li> <li>?<a href="/wiki/Isanzu_language" title="Isanzu language">Isanzu</a></li></ul> <p>Much of F20 and F30, including the major language <a href="/wiki/Sukuma_language" title="Sukuma language">Sukuma</a>, have been reclassified as <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">Northeast Bantu</a>, with Bungu to <a href="/wiki/Rukwa_languages" title="Rukwa languages">Rukwa</a> and Sumbwa as <a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Bantu_languages" title="Great Lakes Bantu languages">Great Lakes</a>. Mbugwe–Rangi, however, form a valid node by themselves. </p><p>Isanzu is sometimes classified as F30, as a variety of <a href="/wiki/Iramba_language" title="Iramba language">Nilamba</a>, and sometimes thought to be a remnant of the Bantu languages spoken in the area before F-zone languages arrived. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_G">Zone G<span class="anchor" id="Zone_G"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Zone G"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>E Tanzania, Comoros </p> <ul><li><b>G50</b> (with Mbunga) <i><a href="/wiki/Kilombero_languages" title="Kilombero languages">Kilombero</a></i></li></ul> <p>The languages of Zone G have been reclassified, G60 <i>Bene–Kinga</i> to <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">Northeast Bantu</a>, and the other branches more specifically to <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Coast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Coast Bantu languages">Northeast Coast Bantu languages</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_H">Zone H<span class="anchor" id="Zone_H"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Zone H"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NW Angola, W Congo </p> <ul><li><b>H10</b> (reduced) <i><a href="/wiki/Kongo_languages" title="Kongo languages">Kongo languages</a></i></li> <li><b>H20</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Kimbundu_languages" title="Kimbundu languages">Kimbundu languages</a></i> (?<a href="/wiki/Nsongo_language" title="Nsongo language">Songo</a>)</li> <li><b>H30–40</b> (with Yanzi) <i><a href="/wiki/Yaka_languages" title="Yaka languages">Yaka languages</a></i></li></ul> <p>H10 and H40 are sometimes considered Forest Bantu, the others Savanna Bantu. </p><p>H10 <a href="/wiki/Kunyi_language" title="Kunyi language">Kunyi</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suundi_language" title="Suundi language">Suundi</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vili_language" title="Vili language">Vili</a> have been split between B40 and L10. H40 is split between H30 and L10. </p><p><i>Kongo–Yaka</i> may form a family, perhaps with B40 <i>Sira</i>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_J">Zone J<span class="anchor" id="Zone_J"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Zone J"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Uganda, Rwanda–Burundi, near lakes Kivu & Victoria </p> <ul><li><b>J</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Great_Lakes_Bantu_languages" title="Great Lakes Bantu languages">Great Lakes</a></i> (part of <a href="/wiki/Northeast_Bantu_languages" title="Northeast Bantu languages">Northeast Bantu</a>)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_K">Zone K<span class="anchor" id="Zone_K"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Zone K"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>E Angola, W Zambia </p> <ul><li><b>K10</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Chokwe%E2%80%93Luchazi_languages" title="Chokwe–Luchazi languages">Chokwe–Luchazi languages</a></i></li> <li><b>K31</b> <a href="/wiki/Luyana_language" title="Luyana language">Luyana</a></li> <li><b>K30</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Kavango_%E2%80%93_Southwest_Bantu_languages" title="Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages">Kavango languages</a></i>?</li> <li><b>K43</b> <a href="/wiki/Mbukushu_language" title="Mbukushu language">Mbukushu</a></li></ul> <p>K20 <i><a href="/wiki/Lozi_language" title="Lozi language">Lozi</a></i> is now classified as <a href="/wiki/Southern_Bantu_languages" title="Southern Bantu languages">Southern Bantu</a>, specifically <a href="/wiki/Shona_languages" title="Shona languages">Shona</a> <sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup>. Some K30 languages have been reclassified as <a href="/wiki/Kavango_%E2%80%93_Southwest_Bantu_languages" title="Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages">Kavango</a>, but Luyana is an independent lineage. K40 <i>Subiya–Totela</i> has been reclassified as <a href="/wiki/Botatwe_languages" title="Botatwe languages">Botatwe</a>, apart from Mbukushu, which appears to be an independent lineage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_L">Zone L<span class="anchor" id="Zone_L"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Zone L"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>S DR-Congo, C Zambia </p> <ul><li><b>L10</b> (with some H) <i><a href="/wiki/Pende_languages" title="Pende languages">Pende languages</a></i></li> <li><b>L20–40</b> +L60 <i><a href="/wiki/Luba_languages" class="mw-redirect" title="Luba languages">Luba languages</a></i> (<a href="/w/index.php?title=Luluwa_language&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Luluwa language (page does not exist)">Luluwa</a>)</li> <li><b>L50</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Lunda_languages" title="Lunda languages">Lunda languages</a></i></li></ul> <p>L20 <i>Songe</i> (apart perhaps from <a href="/wiki/Lwalu_language" title="Lwalu language">Lwalu</a>), L30 <i>Luba</i>, L40 <i>Kaonde</i>, and L60 <i>Nkoya</i> have been grouped as Luban. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_M">Zone M<span class="anchor" id="Zone_M"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Zone M"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>E Zambia, SE DR-Congo </p> <ul><li><b>M10–30</b> (with Bungu) <i><a href="/wiki/Rukwa_languages" title="Rukwa languages">Rukwa languages</a></i></li> <li><b>M40–50</b> (with Senga) <i><a href="/wiki/Sabi_languages" title="Sabi languages">Sabi languages</a></i></li> <li><b>M60</b> (with K40 Subia) <i><a href="/wiki/Botatwe_languages" title="Botatwe languages">Botatwe languages</a></i></li></ul> <p><i>Sabi–Bobatwe</i> may be related. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_N">Zone N<span class="anchor" id="Zone_N"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Zone N"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Malawi and surrounding areas, C Mozambique, N. Zimbabwe, W. Zambia </p> <ul><li><b>N20–40</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Nyasa_languages" title="Nyasa languages">Nyasa languages</a></i></li></ul> <p>N10 <i>Manda</i> has been classified as <a href="/wiki/Rufiji%E2%80%93Ruvuma_languages" title="Rufiji–Ruvuma languages">Rufiji–Ruvuma</a>, and the N20 Tumbuka 'dialect' Senga as <a href="/wiki/Sabi_languages" title="Sabi languages">Sabi</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_P">Zone P<span class="anchor" id="Zone_P"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Zone P"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>NE Mozambique, SE Tanzania </p><p>P10 <i>Matuumbi</i> and P20 <i>Yao</i> have been classified as <a href="/wiki/Rufiji%E2%80%93Ruvuma_languages" title="Rufiji–Ruvuma languages">Rufiji–Ruvuma</a>, P15 <i>Mbunga</i> as <a href="/wiki/Kilombero_languages" title="Kilombero languages">Kilombero</a>, P30 <i><a href="/wiki/Makua_languages" title="Makua languages">Makhuwa</a></i> as <a href="/wiki/Southern_Bantu" class="mw-redirect" title="Southern Bantu">Southern Bantu</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_R">Zone R<span class="anchor" id="Zone_R"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Zone R"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>SW Angola, N Namibia, N Botswana </p> <ul><li>R11 <i><a href="/wiki/Umbundu" title="Umbundu">Umbundu</a> (South Mbundu)</i></li> <li><b>R10–30</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Kavango_%E2%80%93_Southwest_Bantu_languages" title="Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages">Southwest Bantu languages</a></i></li> <li><b>R40</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Yeyi_language" title="Yeyi language">Yeyi</a></i></li></ul> <p>R20 <i>Ovambo</i>, R30 <i>Herero</i>, and R10 apart from Umbundu have been grouped together as <a href="/wiki/Kavango_%E2%80%93_Southwest_Bantu_languages" title="Kavango – Southwest Bantu languages">Southwest Bantu</a>. Yeyi forms its own lineage. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_S">Zone S<span class="anchor" id="Zone_S"></span></h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Zone S"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, S. Mozambique. </p> <ul><li><b>S10</b> <i><a href="/wiki/Shona_languages" title="Shona languages">Shona languages</a></i></li> <li><b>S20–60</b> (with P30) <i><a href="/wiki/Southern_Bantu_languages" title="Southern Bantu languages">Southern Bantu languages</a></i></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Full_list_(1948/2009)"><span id="Full_list_.281948.2F2009.29"></span>Full list (1948/2009)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Full list (1948/2009)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following is the original list from Guthrie (1948), with all numerical assignments, as updated by Guthrie himself (1971) and J.F. Maho (2009). The groups are geographic, and do not necessarily imply a relationship between the languages within them. Words in parentheses are added for disambiguation. Numbers in brackets are changes made in Maho (2009); languages in brackets were added by Maho (2009). Languages of the proposed Zone J are included among zones D and E. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_A_2">Zone A</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Zone A"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>A10:</b> A11[101] <a href="/wiki/Londo_language_(Cameroon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Londo language (Cameroon)">Londo</a>, A12[101] <a href="/wiki/Oroko_language" title="Oroko language">Barue</a>, A13 <a href="/wiki/Bafaw-Balong_language" title="Bafaw-Balong language">Balong</a>, A14 <a href="/wiki/Bonkeng_language" title="Bonkeng language">Bonkeng</a>, A15 <a href="/wiki/Manenguba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manenguba language">Mbo</a>, [A141 <a href="/wiki/Bafaw-Balong_language" title="Bafaw-Balong language">Bafo</a>, A151 <a href="/wiki/Nkongho_language" title="Nkongho language">Nkongho</a>, multiple additions to A101 Oroko]</dd> <dd><b>A20:</b> A21 <a href="/wiki/Kpwe_language" title="Kpwe language">Bomboko</a>, A22 <a href="/wiki/Kpwe_language" title="Kpwe language">Baakpe</a>, A23 <a href="/wiki/Suwu_language" title="Suwu language">Su</a>, A24 <a href="/wiki/Duala_language" title="Duala language">Duala</a>, A25 <a href="/wiki/Duala_language" title="Duala language">Oli</a>, A26 <a href="/wiki/Duala_language" title="Duala language">Pongo</a>, A27 <a href="/wiki/Limba_language_(Cameroon)" title="Limba language (Cameroon)">Mulimba</a>, [A221 <a href="/wiki/Bube_language" title="Bube language">Bubia</a>, A231 <a href="/wiki/Kpwe_language" title="Kpwe language">Kole</a>, additions to A24–26 Duala]</dd> <dd><b>A30:</b> A31a <a href="/wiki/North_Bobe_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="North Bobe dialect">North Bobe</a>, A31b <a href="/wiki/Southwest_Bobe_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Southwest Bobe dialect">Southwest Bobe</a>, A31c <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Bobe_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeast Bobe dialect">Southeast Bobe</a>, A32a <a href="/wiki/Noho_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Noho language">Banoo</a>, A32b <a href="/wiki/Noho_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Noho language">Bapoko</a>, A33a <a href="/wiki/Yasa_language" title="Yasa language">Yasa</a>, A33b <a href="/wiki/Kombe_language" title="Kombe language">Kombe</a>, A34 <a href="/wiki/Benga_language" title="Benga language">Benga</a></dd> <dd><b>A40:</b> A41 <a href="/wiki/Rombi_language" title="Rombi language">Lombi</a>, A42 <a href="/wiki/Bankon_language" title="Bankon language">Bankon</a>, A43a <a href="/wiki/Basaa_language" title="Basaa language">Mbene</a>, A43b <a href="/wiki/Kogo_language" title="Kogo language">North Kogo</a>, A43c <a href="/wiki/South_Kogo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="South Kogo dialect">South Kogo</a>, A44 <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Banen</a>, A45 <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Nyokon</a>, A46 <a href="/wiki/Mandi_language" title="Mandi language">Mandi</a>, [A441 <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Aling'a</a>, A461 <a href="/wiki/Tuotomb_language" title="Tuotomb language">Bonek</a>, A462 <a href="/wiki/Yambeta_language" title="Yambeta language">Yambeta</a>]</dd> <dd><b>A50:</b> A51 <a href="/wiki/Fa%E2%80%99_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Fa’ language">Fa’</a>, A52 <a href="/wiki/Kaalong_language" title="Kaalong language">Kaalong</a>, A53 <a href="/wiki/Bafia_language_(Cameroon)" title="Bafia language (Cameroon)">Kpa</a>, A54 <a href="/wiki/Tibea_language" title="Tibea language">Ngayaba</a>, [A501 <a href="/wiki/Hijuk_language" title="Hijuk language">Hijuk</a>]</dd> <dd><b>A60:</b> A61[601] <a href="/wiki/Ki_language" title="Ki language">Ngoro</a>, A62 <a href="/wiki/Central_Yambasa_language" title="Central Yambasa language">Yambasa</a>, A63 <a href="/wiki/Mengisa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mengisa language">Mangisa</a>, A64[601] <a href="/wiki/Ki_language" title="Ki language">Bacenga</a>, A65 <a href="/wiki/Bati_language_(Cameroon)" title="Bati language (Cameroon)">Bati</a>, [A621 <a href="/wiki/Baca_language" title="Baca language">Baca</a>, A622 <a href="/wiki/Gunu_language" title="Gunu language">Gunu</a>, A623 <a href="/wiki/Mbule_language" title="Mbule language">Mbule</a>]</dd> <dd><b>A70:</b> A71 <a href="/wiki/Eton_language" title="Eton language">Eton</a>, A72a <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Ewondo</a>, A72b <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Mvele</a>, A72c <a href="/wiki/Bakja_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Bakja dialect">Bakja</a>, A72d <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Yangafek</a>, A73a <a href="/wiki/Bebele_language" title="Bebele language">Bëbëlë</a>, A73b <a href="/wiki/Bebil_language" title="Bebil language">Gbïgbïl</a>, A74 <a href="/wiki/Bulu_language" title="Bulu language">Bulu</a>, A75 <a href="/wiki/Fang_language" title="Fang language">Fang</a>, [A751 <a href="/wiki/Fang_language" title="Fang language">South-West Fang</a>]</dd> <dd><b>A80:</b> A81 <a href="/wiki/Kwasio_language" title="Kwasio language">Mvumbo</a>, A82 <a href="/wiki/Swo_language" title="Swo language">So</a>, A83 <a href="/wiki/Makaa_language" title="Makaa language">Makaa</a>, A84 <a href="/wiki/Njem_language" title="Njem language">Njem</a>, A85a <a href="/wiki/Bekwil_language" title="Bekwil language">Konabem</a>, A85b <a href="/wiki/Bekwil_language" title="Bekwil language">Bekwil</a>, A86a <a href="/wiki/Mpumpong_language" title="Mpumpong language">Medjime</a>, A86b <a href="/wiki/Mpumpong_language" title="Mpumpong language">Mpompo</a>, A86c <a href="/wiki/Mpiemo_language" title="Mpiemo language">Mpiemo</a>, A87 <a href="/wiki/Bomwali_language" title="Bomwali language">Bomwali</a>, [A801 <a href="/wiki/Kwasio_language" title="Kwasio language">Gyele</a>, A802 <a href="/wiki/Ukhwejo_language" title="Ukhwejo language">Ukwedjo</a>, A803 <a href="/wiki/Shiwe_language" title="Shiwe language">Shiwe</a>, A831 <a href="/wiki/Byep_language" title="Byep language">Byep</a>, A832 <a href="/wiki/Kol_language_(Cameroon)" title="Kol language (Cameroon)">Bekol</a>, A841 <a href="/wiki/Nzime_language" title="Nzime language">Bajue</a>, A842 <a href="/wiki/Nzime_language" title="Nzime language">Koonzime</a>]</dd> <dd><b>A90:</b> A91 <a href="/wiki/Kwakum_language" title="Kwakum language">Kwakum</a>, A92a <a href="/wiki/Pol_language" title="Pol language">Pol</a>, A92b <a href="/wiki/Pol_language" title="Pol language">Pomo</a>, A93 <a href="/wiki/Kako_language" title="Kako language">Kako</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_B_2">Zone B</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Zone B"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>B10:</b> B11a <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Mpongwe</a>, B11b <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Rongo</a>, B11c <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Galwa</a>, B11d <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Dyumba</a>, B11e <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Nkomi</a></dd> <dd><b>B20:</b> B21 <a href="/wiki/Seki_language" title="Seki language">Sekiyani</a>, B22a <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Gabon)" title="Kele language (Gabon)">West Kele</a>, B22b <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Gabon)" title="Kele language (Gabon)">Ngom</a>, B22c <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Gabon)" title="Kele language (Gabon)">Bubi</a>, B23 <a href="/wiki/Mbangwe_language" title="Mbangwe language">Mbangwe</a>, B24 <a href="/wiki/Wumbvu_language" title="Wumbvu language">Wumbvu</a>, B25 <a href="/wiki/Kota_language_(Gabon)" title="Kota language (Gabon)">Kota</a>, [B201 <a href="/wiki/Ndasa_language" title="Ndasa language">Ndasa</a>, B202 <a href="/wiki/Sighu_language" title="Sighu language">Sighu</a>, B203 <a href="/wiki/Sama_language_(Gabon)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sama language (Gabon)">Sama</a>, B204 <a href="/wiki/Ndambomo_language" title="Ndambomo language">Ndambomo</a>, B205 <a href="/wiki/Metombola_language" title="Metombola language">Metombola</a>, B221 <a href="/wiki/Lengue_language" title="Lengue language">Molengue</a>, B251 <a href="/wiki/Sake_language" title="Sake language">Shake</a>, B252 <a href="/wiki/Mahongwe_language" title="Mahongwe language">Mahongwe</a>]</dd> <dd><b>B30:</b> B31 <a href="/wiki/Tsogo_language" title="Tsogo language">Tsogo</a>, B32 <a href="/wiki/Kande_language" title="Kande language">Kande</a>, [B301 <a href="/wiki/Viya_language" title="Viya language">Viya</a>, B302 <a href="/wiki/Himba_language" title="Himba language">Himbaka</a>, B303 <a href="/wiki/Bongwe_language" title="Bongwe language">Bongwe</a>, B304 <a href="/wiki/Pinji_language" title="Pinji language">Pinzi</a>, B305 <a href="/wiki/Vove_language" title="Vove language">Vove</a>]</dd> <dd><b>B40:</b> B41 <a href="/wiki/Shira_language" title="Shira language">Sira</a>, B42 <a href="/wiki/Sangu_language_(Gabon)" title="Sangu language (Gabon)">Sangu</a>, B43 <a href="/wiki/Punu_language" title="Punu language">Punu</a>, B44 <a href="/wiki/Lumbu_language" title="Lumbu language">Lumbu</a>, [B401 <a href="/wiki/Bwisi_language" title="Bwisi language">Bwisi</a>, B402 <a href="/wiki/Barama_language" title="Barama language">Varama</a>, B403 <a href="/wiki/Vumbu_language" title="Vumbu language">Vungu</a>, B404 <a href="/wiki/Ngubi_language" title="Ngubi language">Ngubi</a>, B411 <a href="/wiki/Shira_language" title="Shira language">Bwali</a>]</dd> <dd><b>B50:</b> B51 <a href="/wiki/Duma_language" title="Duma language">Duma</a>, B52 <a href="/wiki/Njebi_language" title="Njebi language">Nzebi</a>, B53 <a href="/wiki/Tsaangi_language" title="Tsaangi language">Tsaangi</a>, [B501 <a href="/wiki/Wanzi_language" title="Wanzi language">Wanzi</a>, B502 <a href="/wiki/Mwele_language" title="Mwele language">Mwele</a>, B503 <a href="/wiki/Ibhili_language" title="Ibhili language">Vili</a>]</dd> <dd><b>B60:</b> B61 <a href="/wiki/Mbere_language" title="Mbere language">Mbete</a>, B62 <a href="/wiki/Mbama_language" title="Mbama language">Mbaama</a>, B63 <a href="/wiki/Ndumu_language" title="Ndumu language">Nduumo</a>, [B602 <a href="/wiki/Kaning%27i_language" title="Kaning'i language">Kaning'i</a>, B603 <a href="/wiki/Yangho_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yangho language">Yangho</a>]</dd> <dd><b>B70:</b> B71a <a href="/wiki/North_Teke_language" title="North Teke language">Tege-Kali</a>, B71b <a href="/wiki/North_Teke_language" title="North Teke language">Njiningi</a>, B72a <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Ngungwele</a>, B72b <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Mpumpu</a>, B73a <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Tsaayi</a>, B73b <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Laali</a>, B73c <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Yaa</a>, B73d <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Kwe</a>, B74a <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Ndzindziu</a>, B74b <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Boma</a>, B75 <a href="/wiki/East_Teke_language" title="East Teke language">Bali</a> (Teke), B76a <a href="/wiki/East_Teke_language" title="East Teke language">Musieno</a>, B76b <a href="/wiki/East_Teke_language" title="East Teke language">Ngee</a>, B77a <a href="/wiki/Kukuya_language" title="Kukuya language">Kukwa</a>, B77b <a href="/wiki/Fuumu_language" title="Fuumu language">Fumu</a>, B78 <a href="/wiki/Fuumu_language" title="Fuumu language">Wuumu</a>, [B701 <a href="/wiki/Tsege_language" title="Tsege language">Tsitsege</a>]</dd> <dd><b>B80:</b> B81 <a href="/wiki/Tiene_language" title="Tiene language">Tiene</a>, B82 <a href="/wiki/Boma_language" title="Boma language">Boma</a>, B83 <a href="/wiki/Mfinu_language" title="Mfinu language">Mfinu</a>, B84a[84] <a href="/wiki/Mpuono_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mpuono language">Mpuon</a>, B84b[84] <a href="/wiki/Mpuono_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mpuono language">Mpuun</a>, B85a <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Mbiem</a>, B85b <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">East Yans</a>, B85c <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Yeei</a>, B85d <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Ntsuo</a>, B85e <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Mpur</a>, B86 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Di</a>, B87[84] <a href="/wiki/Mpuono_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mpuono language">Mbuun</a>, [B821 <a href="/wiki/Boma_language" title="Boma language">Mpe</a>, B822 <a href="/wiki/Boma_language" title="Boma language">Nunu</a>, B861 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Ngul</a> (Ngwi), B862 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Lwel</a>, B863 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Mpiin</a>, B864 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">West Ngongo</a>, B865 <a href="/wiki/Nzadi_language" title="Nzadi language">Nzadi</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_C_2">Zone C</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Zone C"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>C10:</b> C11 <a href="/wiki/Ngondi_language" title="Ngondi language">Ngondi</a>, C12a <a href="/wiki/Pande_language" title="Pande language">Pande</a>, C12b <a href="/wiki/Pande_language" title="Pande language">Bogongo</a>, C13 <a href="/wiki/Mbati_language" title="Mbati language">Mbati</a>, C14 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Mbomotaba</a>, C15 <a href="/wiki/Bongili_language" title="Bongili language">Bongili</a>, C16 <a href="/wiki/Bala_language" title="Bala language">Lobala</a>, [C101 <a href="/wiki/Bole_language_(Bantu)" title="Bole language (Bantu)">Dibole</a>, C102 <a href="/wiki/Ngando_language_(Central_African_Republic)" title="Ngando language (Central African Republic)">Ngando</a>, C103 <a href="/wiki/Ngando_language_(Central_African_Republic)" title="Ngando language (Central African Republic)">Kota</a>, C104 <a href="/wiki/Aka_language" title="Aka language">Yaka</a> (Aka), C105 <a href="/wiki/Mbenga_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbenga language">Mbenga</a> (?=Aka), C141 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Enyele</a>, C142 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Bondongo</a>, C143 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Mbonzo</a>, C161 <a href="/wiki/Bomboli_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bomboli language">Bomboli</a>, C162 <a href="/wiki/Bozaba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bozaba language">Bozaba</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C20:</b> C21 <a href="/wiki/Mboko_language" title="Mboko language">Mboko</a>, C22 <a href="/wiki/Akwa_language" title="Akwa language">Akwa</a>, C23[21] <a href="/wiki/Mboko_language" title="Mboko language">Ngare</a>, C24 <a href="/wiki/Koyo_language_(Congo)" title="Koyo language (Congo)">Koyo</a>, C25 <a href="/wiki/Mboshi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mboshi language">Mbosi</a>, C26 <a href="/wiki/Kwala_language" title="Kwala language">Kwala</a>, C27 <a href="/wiki/Kuba_language" title="Kuba language">Kuba</a>, [C201 <a href="/wiki/Bwenyi_language" title="Bwenyi language">Bwenyi</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C30:</b> C31a <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Loi</a>, C31b <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Ngiri</a>, C31c <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Nunu</a>, C32 <a href="/wiki/Bangi_language" title="Bangi language">Bobangi</a>, C33 <a href="/wiki/Sengele_language" title="Sengele language">Sengele</a>, C34 <a href="/wiki/Sakata_language" title="Sakata language">Sakata</a>, C35a <a href="/wiki/Ntomba-Bolia_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ntomba-Bolia language">Ntomba</a>, C35b <a href="/wiki/Ntomba-Bolia_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ntomba-Bolia language">Bolia</a>, C36a <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Poto</a>, C36b <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Mpesa</a>, C36c <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Mbudza</a>, C36d <a href="/wiki/Lingala" title="Lingala">Mangala</a>,<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Cleanup" title="Wikipedia:Cleanup"><span title="Wikipedia:Cleanup">Name of Bangi lingua franca</span></a></i>]</sup> C36e <a href="/wiki/Loki_dialect" title="Loki dialect">Boloki</a>, C36f <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Kangana</a>, C36g <a href="/wiki/Ndolo_dialect" title="Ndolo dialect">Ndolo</a>, C37 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Buja</a>, [C301 <a href="/wiki/Doko_language_(Bantu)" title="Doko language (Bantu)">Doko</a>, C302 <a href="/wiki/Londo_language" title="Londo language">Bolondo</a>, C311 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Mabaale</a>, C312 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Ndoobo</a>, C313 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Litoka</a>, C314 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Balobo</a>, C315 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Enga</a>, C321 <a href="/wiki/Binza_language" title="Binza language">Binza</a>, C322 <a href="/wiki/Dzamba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Dzamba language">Dzamba</a>, C323 <a href="/wiki/Mpama_language" title="Mpama language">Mpama</a>, C371 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Tembo</a>, C372 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Kunda</a>, C373 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Gbuta</a>, C374 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Babale</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C40:</b> C41 <a href="/wiki/Ngombe_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngombe language (Bantu)">Ngombe</a>, C42 <a href="/wiki/Bwela_language" title="Bwela language">Bwela</a>, C43 <a href="/wiki/Bwa_language" title="Bwa language">Bati</a>, C44 <a href="/wiki/Bwa_language" title="Bwa language">Boa</a>, C45 <a href="/wiki/Ngelima_language" title="Ngelima language">Angba</a>, [C401 <a href="/wiki/Pagibete_language" title="Pagibete language">Pagibete</a>, C403 <a href="/wiki/Kango_language_(Bas-U%C3%A9l%C3%A9_District)" title="Kango language (Bas-Uélé District)">Kango</a>, C411 <a href="/wiki/Bomboma_language" title="Bomboma language">Bomboma</a>, C412 <a href="/wiki/Bamwe_language" title="Bamwe language">Bamwe</a>, C413 <a href="/wiki/Dzando_language" title="Dzando language">Dzando</a>, C414 <a href="/wiki/Gendza_language" title="Gendza language">Ligendza</a>, C415 <a href="/wiki/Kula_language_(Bantu)" title="Kula language (Bantu)">Likula</a>, C441 <a href="/wiki/Bango_language" title="Bango language">Bango</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C50:</b> C51 <a href="/wiki/Mbesa_language" title="Mbesa language">Mbesa</a>, C52 <a href="/wiki/Soko_language" title="Soko language">So</a>, C53 <a href="/wiki/Poke_language" title="Poke language">Poke</a>, C54 <a href="/wiki/Lombo_language" title="Lombo language">Lombo</a>, C55 <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Congo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kele language (Congo)">Kele</a>, C56 <a href="/wiki/Foma_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Foma language">Foma</a>, [C501 <a href="/wiki/Likile_language" title="Likile language">Likile</a>, C502 <a href="/wiki/Linga_language" title="Linga language">Linga</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C60:</b> C61a <a href="/wiki/Mongo_language" title="Mongo language">Northeast Mongo</a>, C61b <a href="/wiki/Mongo_language" title="Mongo language">Northwest Mongo</a>, C62 <a href="/wiki/Lalia_language" title="Lalia language">Lalia</a>, [C63 <a href="/wiki/Ngando_language" title="Ngando language">Ngando</a>, C611 <a href="/wiki/Mongo_language" title="Mongo language">Bafoto</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C70:</b> C71 <a href="/wiki/Tetela_language" title="Tetela language">Tetela</a>, C72 <a href="/wiki/Kusu_language" title="Kusu language">Kusu</a>, C73 <a href="/wiki/Nkutu_language" title="Nkutu language">Nkutu</a>, C74 <a href="/wiki/Yela_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yela language">Yela</a>, C75 <a href="/wiki/Kela_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kela language">Kela</a>, C76 <a href="/wiki/Ombo_language" title="Ombo language">Ombo</a>, [C701 <a href="/wiki/Langa_language" title="Langa language">Langa</a>]</dd> <dd><b>C80:</b> C81 <a href="/wiki/Dengese_language" title="Dengese language">Dengese</a>, C82 <a href="/wiki/Hendo_language" title="Hendo language">Songomeno</a>, C83 <a href="/wiki/Bushong_language" title="Bushong language">Busoong</a>, C84 <a href="/wiki/Lele_language_(Bantu)" title="Lele language (Bantu)">Lele</a>, C85 <a href="/wiki/Wongo_language" title="Wongo language">Wongo</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_D_2">Zone D</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Zone D"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>D10:</b> D11 <a href="/wiki/Mbole_language" title="Mbole language">Mbole</a>, D12 <a href="/wiki/Lengola_language" title="Lengola language">Lengola</a>, D13 <a href="/wiki/Mituku_language" title="Mituku language">Metoko</a>, D14 <a href="/wiki/Enya_language" title="Enya language">Enya</a>, [D141 <a href="/wiki/Enya_language" title="Enya language">Zura</a>]</dd> <dd><b>D20:</b> D21 <a href="/wiki/Baali_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Baali language">Bali</a>, D22 <a href="/wiki/Amba_language_(Bantu)" title="Amba language (Bantu)">Amba</a>, D23 <a href="/wiki/Komo_language_(Bantu)" title="Komo language (Bantu)">Komo</a>, D24 <a href="/wiki/Songola_language" title="Songola language">Songola</a>, D25 <a href="/wiki/Lega_language" title="Lega language">Lega</a>, D26 <a href="/wiki/Zimba_language" title="Zimba language">Zimba</a>, D27 <a href="/wiki/Bangubangu_language" title="Bangubangu language">Bangubangu</a>, D28a <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">West Holoholo</a>, D28b <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">East Holoholo</a>, [D201 <a href="/wiki/Lika_language" title="Lika language">Liko</a>, D211 <a href="/wiki/Bila_language" title="Bila language">Kango</a>, D251 <a href="/wiki/Lega_language" title="Lega language">Lega-Malinga</a>, D281 <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">Tumbwe</a>, D282 <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">Lumbwe</a>]</dd> <dd><b>D30:</b> D31 <a href="/wiki/Bhele_language" title="Bhele language">Peri</a>, D32 <a href="/wiki/Bira_language" title="Bira language">Bira</a>, D33 <a href="/wiki/Nyali_language" title="Nyali language">Nyali</a>, [D301 <a href="/wiki/Kari_language" title="Kari language">Kari</a>, D302 <a href="/wiki/Guru_language" title="Guru language">Guru</a>, D303 <a href="/wiki/Ngbinda_language" title="Ngbinda language">Ngbinda</a>, D304 †<a href="/wiki/Homa_language" title="Homa language">Homa</a>, D305 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Nyanga-li</a>, D306 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Gbati-ri</a>, D307 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Mayeka</a>, D308 <a href="/wiki/Bodo_language_(Bantu)" title="Bodo language (Bantu)">Bodo</a> (CAR), D311 <a href="/wiki/Bila_language" title="Bila language">Bila</a>, D312 <a href="/wiki/Kaiku_language" title="Kaiku language">Kaiku</a>, D313 <a href="/wiki/Bila_language" title="Bila language">Ibutu</a>, D331 <a href="/wiki/Vanuma_language" title="Vanuma language">Bvanuma</a>, D332 <a href="/wiki/Budu_language" title="Budu language">Budu</a>, D333 <a href="/wiki/Ndaka_language" title="Ndaka language">Ndaaka</a>, D334 <a href="/wiki/Mbo_language_(Congo)" title="Mbo language (Congo)">Mbo</a>, D335 <a href="/wiki/Beeke_language" title="Beeke language">Beeke</a>, D336 <a href="/wiki/Ngbee_language" title="Ngbee language">Ngbee</a>]</dd> <dd><b>D40:</b> [J]D41 <a href="/wiki/Konjo_language_(Bantu)" title="Konjo language (Bantu)">Konzo</a>, [J]D42 <a href="/wiki/Nande_language" title="Nande language">Ndandi</a>, D43 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga_language" title="Nyanga language">Nyanga</a></dd> <dd><b>D50:</b> [J]D51 <a href="/wiki/Hunde_language" title="Hunde language">Hunde</a>, [J]D52 <a href="/wiki/Havu_language" title="Havu language">Haavu</a>, [J]D53 <a href="/wiki/Shi_language" title="Shi language">Nyabungu</a>, D54 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Ibembe)" title="Bembe language (Ibembe)">Bembe</a>, D55 <a href="/wiki/Buyu_language" title="Buyu language">Buyi</a>, [J]D56 <a href="/wiki/Kabwari_language" title="Kabwari language">Kabwari</a>, [JD501 <a href="/wiki/Shi_language" title="Shi language">Nyindu</a>, JD502 <a href="/wiki/Yaka_language_(Kivu)" title="Yaka language (Kivu)">Yaka</a>, JD531 <a href="/wiki/Tembo_(Kitembo)_language" title="Tembo (Kitembo) language">Tembo</a>]</dd> <dd><b>[J]D60:</b> D61 <a href="/wiki/Kinyarwanda" title="Kinyarwanda">Ruanda</a>, D62 <a href="/wiki/Kirundi" title="Kirundi">Rundi</a>, D63 <a href="/wiki/Fuliiru_language" title="Fuliiru language">Fuliiro</a>, D64 <a href="/wiki/Subi_language" title="Subi language">Subi</a>, D65 <a href="/wiki/Hangaza_language" title="Hangaza language">Hangaza</a>, D66 <a href="/wiki/Ha_language" title="Ha language">Ha</a>, D67 <a href="/wiki/Vinza_language" title="Vinza language">Vinza</a>, [JD631 <a href="/wiki/Fuliiru_language" title="Fuliiru language">Vira</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_E_2">Zone E</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: Zone E"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>[J]E10:</b> E11 <a href="/wiki/Nyoro_language" title="Nyoro language">Nyoro</a>, E12 <a href="/wiki/Tooro_language" title="Tooro language">Tooro</a>, E13 <a href="/wiki/Nyankore_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyankore language">Nyankore</a>, E14 <a href="/wiki/Ciga_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ciga language">Ciga</a>, E15 <a href="/wiki/Ganda_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ganda language">Ganda</a>, E16 <a href="/wiki/Soga_language" title="Soga language">Soga</a>, E17 <a href="/wiki/Gwere_language" title="Gwere language">Gwere</a>, E18 <a href="/wiki/Nyala_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyala language (Bantu)">Nyala</a>, [JE101 <a href="/wiki/Gungu_language" title="Gungu language">Gungu</a>, JE102 <a href="/wiki/Talinga-Bwisi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Talinga-Bwisi language">Talinga-Bwisi</a>, JE103 <a href="/wiki/Ruli_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruli language">Ruli</a>, JE121 <a href="/wiki/Hema_language" title="Hema language">Hema</a>]</dd> <dd><b>[J]E20:</b> E21 <a href="/wiki/Nyambo_language" title="Nyambo language">Nyambo</a>, E22 <a href="/wiki/Ziba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ziba language">Ziba</a>, E23 <a href="/wiki/Dzindza_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Dzindza language">Dzindza</a>, E24 <a href="/wiki/Kerebe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kerebe language">Kerebe</a>, E25 <a href="/wiki/Jita_language" title="Jita language">Jita</a>, [JE221 <a href="/wiki/Rashi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Rashi language">Rashi</a>, JE251 <a href="/wiki/Kwaya_language" title="Kwaya language">Kwaya</a>, JE252 <a href="/wiki/Kara_language_(Tanzania)" title="Kara language (Tanzania)">Kara</a>, JE253 <a href="/wiki/Ruri_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruri language">Ruri</a>]</dd> <dd><b>[J]E30:</b> E31a <a href="/wiki/Gisu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Gisu dialect">Gisu</a>, E31b <a href="/wiki/Kisu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Kisu dialect">Kisu</a>, E31c <a href="/wiki/Bukusu_dialect" title="Bukusu dialect">Bukusu</a>, E32a <a href="/wiki/Hanga_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Hanga dialect">Hanga</a>, E32b <a href="/wiki/Tsotso_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Tsotso dialect">Tsotso</a>, E33 <a href="/wiki/Nyole_language_(Kenya)" title="Nyole language (Kenya)">Nyore</a>, E34 <a href="/wiki/Saamia_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Saamia language">Saamia</a>, E35 <a href="/wiki/Nyuli_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyuli language">Nyuli</a>, [JE341 <a href="/wiki/Xaayo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Xaayo language">Xaayo</a>, JE342 <a href="/wiki/Marachi_language" title="Marachi language">Marachi</a>, JE343 <a href="/wiki/Songa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Songa language">Songa</a>]</dd> <dd><b>E40:</b> [J]E41 <a href="/wiki/Logooli_language" title="Logooli language">Logooli</a>, [J]E42 <a href="/wiki/Gusii_language" title="Gusii language">Gusii</a>, [J]E43 <a href="/wiki/Koria_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Koria language">Koria</a>, [J]E44 <a href="/wiki/Zanaki_language" title="Zanaki language">Zanaki</a>, [J]E45 <a href="/wiki/Nata_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nata language">Nata</a>, E46 <a href="/wiki/Sonjo_language" title="Sonjo language">Sonjo</a>, [JE401 <a href="/wiki/Nguruimi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nguruimi language">Nguruimi</a>, JE402 <a href="/wiki/Ikizu_language" title="Ikizu language">Ikizu</a>, JE403 <a href="/wiki/Suba_language" title="Suba language">Suba</a>/<a href="/wiki/Suba-Simbiti_language" title="Suba-Simbiti language">Suba-Simbiti</a>, JE404 <a href="/wiki/Shashi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Shashi language">Shashi</a>, JE405 <a href="/wiki/Kabwa_language" title="Kabwa language">Kabwa</a>, JE406 †<a href="/wiki/Singa_language" title="Singa language">Singa</a>, JE407 †<a href="/wiki/Ware_language" title="Ware language">Ware</a>, JE411 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Idaxo language">Idaxo</a>, JE412 <a href="/wiki/Isuxa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Isuxa language">Isuxa</a>, JE413 <a href="/wiki/Tiriki_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tiriki language">Tiriki</a>, JE431 <a href="/wiki/Simbiti_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Simbiti language">Simbiti</a>, JE432 <a href="/wiki/Hacha_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hacha language">Hacha</a>, JE433 <a href="/wiki/Surwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Surwa language">Surwa</a>, JE434 <a href="/wiki/Sweta_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sweta language">Sweta</a>]</dd> <dd><b>E50:</b> E51 <a href="/wiki/Gikuyu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gikuyu language">Gikuyu</a>, E52 <a href="/wiki/Embu_language" title="Embu language">Embu</a>, E53 <a href="/wiki/Meru_language" title="Meru language">Meru</a>, E54 <a href="/wiki/Saraka_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Saraka language">Saraka</a>, E55 <a href="/wiki/Kamba_language" title="Kamba language">Kamba</a>, E56 <a href="/wiki/Daiso_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Daiso language">Daiso</a>, [E531 <a href="/wiki/Mwimbi-Muthambi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mwimbi-Muthambi language">Mwimbi-Muthambi</a>, E541 <a href="/wiki/Cuka_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuka language">Cuka</a>]</dd> <dd><b>E60:</b> E61[621a] <a href="/wiki/Rwo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Rwo dialect">Rwo</a>, E62a[621b,622a] <a href="/wiki/Hai_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Hai dialect">Hai</a>, E62b[622c] <a href="/wiki/Wunjo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Wunjo dialect">Wunjo</a>, E62c[623] <a href="/wiki/Rombo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Rombo dialect">Rombo</a>, E63 <a href="/wiki/Rusa_language" title="Rusa language">Rusa</a>, E64 <a href="/wiki/Kahe_language" title="Kahe language">Kahe</a>, E65 <a href="/wiki/Gweno_language" title="Gweno language">Gweno</a></dd> <dd><b>E70:</b> E71 <a href="/wiki/Pokomo_language" title="Pokomo language">Pokomo</a>, E72a <a href="/wiki/Gyriama_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Gyriama dialect">Gyriama</a>, E72b <a href="/wiki/Kauma_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Kauma dialect">Kauma</a>, E72c <a href="/wiki/Conyi_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Conyi dialect">Conyi</a>, E72d <a href="/wiki/Duruma_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Duruma dialect">Duruma</a>, E72e <a href="/wiki/Rabai_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Rabai dialect">Rabai</a>, E73 <a href="/wiki/Digo_language" title="Digo language">Digo</a>, E74a <a href="/wiki/Dabida_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Dabida dialect">Dabida</a>, E74b[741] <a href="/wiki/Sagala_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Sagala dialect">Sagala</a>, [E701 <a href="/wiki/Elwana_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Elwana language">Elwana</a>, E731 <a href="/wiki/Segeju_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Segeju language">Segeju</a>, E732 <a href="/wiki/Degere_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Degere language">Degere</a>, E74 <a href="/wiki/Taita_language" title="Taita language">Taita</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_F_2">Zone F</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: Zone F"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>F10:</b> F11 <a href="/wiki/Tongwe_language" title="Tongwe language">Tongwe</a>, F12 <a href="/wiki/Bende_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Bende language">Bende</a></dd> <dd><b>F20:</b> F21 <a href="/wiki/Sukuma_language" title="Sukuma language">Sukuma</a>, F22 <a href="/wiki/Nyamwezi_language" title="Nyamwezi language">Nyamwezi</a>, F23 <a href="/wiki/Sumbwa_language" title="Sumbwa language">Sumbwa</a>, F24 <a href="/wiki/Kimbu_language" title="Kimbu language">Kimbu</a>, F25 <a href="/wiki/Bungu_language" title="Bungu language">Bungu</a></dd> <dd><b>F30:</b> F31 <a href="/wiki/Nilamba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nilamba language">Nilamba</a>, F32 <a href="/wiki/Remi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Remi language">Remi</a>, F33 <a href="/wiki/Langi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Langi language">Langi</a>, F34 <a href="/wiki/Mbugwe_language" title="Mbugwe language">Mbugwe</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_G_2">Zone G</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: Zone G"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>G10:</b> G11 <a href="/wiki/Gogo_language" title="Gogo language">Gogo</a>, G12 <a href="/wiki/Kaguru_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kaguru language">Kaguru</a></dd> <dd><b>G20:</b> G21 [E74a] <a href="/wiki/Tubeta_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tubeta language">Tubeta</a>, G22 <a href="/wiki/Asu_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Asu language (Bantu)">Asu</a>, G23 <a href="/wiki/Shambala_language" title="Shambala language">Shambala</a>, G24 <a href="/wiki/Bondei_language" title="Bondei language">Bondei</a>, [G221 <a href="/wiki/Mbugu_language" title="Mbugu language">Mbugu</a> (Bantu register)]</dd> <dd><b>G30:</b> G31 <a href="/wiki/Zigula_language" title="Zigula language">Zigula</a>, G32 <a href="/wiki/Ngwele_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngwele language">Ngwele</a>, G33 <a href="/wiki/Zaramo_language" title="Zaramo language">Zaramo</a>, G34 <a href="/wiki/Ngulu_language" title="Ngulu language">Ngulu</a>, G35 <a href="/wiki/Ruguru_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruguru language">Ruguru</a>, G36 <a href="/wiki/Kami_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kami language (Bantu)">Kami</a>, G37 <a href="/wiki/Kutu_language" title="Kutu language">Kutu</a>, G38 <a href="/wiki/Vidunda_language" title="Vidunda language">Vidunda</a>, G39 <a href="/wiki/Sagala_language_(Tanzania)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sagala language (Tanzania)">Sagala</a>, [G301 <a href="/wiki/Doe_language" title="Doe language">Doe</a>, G311 <a href="/wiki/Mushungulu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mushungulu language">Mushungulu</a> (incl. Shanbara)]</dd> <dd><b>G40:</b> G41 <a href="/wiki/Tikuu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tikuu language">Tikuu</a>, G42a <a href="/wiki/Amu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Amu dialect">Amu</a>, G42b <a href="/wiki/Mvita_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Mvita dialect">Mvita</a>, G42c <a href="/wiki/Mrima_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Mrima dialect">Mrima</a>, G42d <a href="/wiki/Unguja_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Unguja dialect">Unguja</a>, G43a <a href="/wiki/Phemba_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Phemba dialect">Phemba</a>, G43b <a href="/wiki/Tumbatu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Tumbatu dialect">Tumbatu</a>, G43c <a href="/wiki/Hadimu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Hadimu dialect">Hadimu</a>, G44a <a href="/wiki/Ngazija_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngazija dialect">Ngazija</a>, G44b <a href="/wiki/Njuani_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Njuani dialect">Njuani</a>, [G402 <a href="/wiki/Makwe_language" title="Makwe language">Makwe</a>, G403 <a href="/wiki/Mwani_language" title="Mwani language">Mwani</a>, G404 <a href="/wiki/Sidi_language" title="Sidi language">Sidi</a> (India), G411 <a href="/wiki/Socotra_Swahili_language" title="Socotra Swahili language">Socotra Swahili</a>, G412 <a href="/wiki/Mwiini_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mwiini language">Mwiini</a>]</dd> <dd><b>G50:</b> G51 <a href="/wiki/Pogolo_language" title="Pogolo language">Pogolo</a>, G52 <a href="/wiki/Ndamba_language" title="Ndamba language">Ndamba</a></dd> <dd><b>G60:</b> G61 <a href="/wiki/Sango_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sango language (Bantu)">Sango</a>, G62 <a href="/wiki/Hehe_language" title="Hehe language">Hehe</a>, G63 <a href="/wiki/Bena_language" title="Bena language">Bena</a>, G64 <a href="/wiki/Pangwa_language" title="Pangwa language">Pangwa</a>, G65 <a href="/wiki/Kinga_language" title="Kinga language">Kinga</a>, G66 <a href="/wiki/Wanji_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Wanji language">Wanji</a>, G67 <a href="/wiki/Kisi_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kisi language (Bantu)">Kisi</a>, [G651 <a href="/wiki/Magoma_language" title="Magoma language">Magoma</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_H_2">Zone H</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: Zone H"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>H10:</b> H11 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Kibembe)" title="Bembe language (Kibembe)">Beembe</a>, H12 <a href="/wiki/Vili_language" title="Vili language">Vili</a>, H13 <a href="/wiki/Kunyi_language" title="Kunyi language">Kunyi</a>, H14 <a href="/wiki/Ndingi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ndingi language">Ndingi</a>, H15 <a href="/wiki/Mboka_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mboka language">Mboka</a>, H16a <a href="/wiki/South_Kongo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="South Kongo dialect">South Kongo</a>, H16b <a href="/wiki/Central_Kongo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Central Kongo dialect">Central Kongo</a>, H16c <a href="/wiki/Yombe_dialect_(Kongo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yombe dialect (Kongo)">Yombe</a>, H16d <a href="/wiki/Fiote_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Fiote dialect">Fiote</a>, H16e <a href="/wiki/Bwende_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Bwende dialect">Bwende</a>, H16f <a href="/wiki/Laadi_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Laadi dialect">Laadi</a>, H16g <a href="/wiki/East_Kongo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="East Kongo dialect">East Kongo</a>, H16h <a href="/wiki/Southeast_Kongo_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Southeast Kongo dialect">Southeast Kongo</a>, [H111 <a href="/wiki/Hangala_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hangala language">Hangala</a>, H112 <a href="/wiki/Kamba_language_(Congo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kamba language (Congo)">Kamba</a>-<a href="/wiki/Doondo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Doondo language">Doondo</a>, H131 <a href="/wiki/Suundi_language" title="Suundi language">Suundi</a>]</dd> <dd><b>H20:</b> H21a <a href="/wiki/Kimbundu" title="Kimbundu">Kimbundu</a>, H21b <a href="/wiki/Mbamba_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbamba dialect">Mbamba</a>, H22 <a href="/wiki/Sama_language_(Angola)" title="Sama language (Angola)">Sama</a>, H23 <a href="/wiki/Bolo_language" title="Bolo language">Bolo</a>, H24 <a href="/wiki/Songo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Songo language">Songo</a></dd> <dd><b>H30:</b> H31 <a href="/wiki/Yaka_language_(Democratic_Republic_of_Congo)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yaka language (Democratic Republic of Congo)">Yaka</a>, H32 <a href="/wiki/Suku_language" title="Suku language">Suku</a>, H33 [L12b] <a href="/wiki/Hungu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hungu language">Hungu</a>, H34 <a href="/wiki/Mbangala_language" title="Mbangala language">Mbangala</a>, H35 <a href="/wiki/Sinji_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sinji language">Sinji</a>, [H321 <a href="/wiki/Soonde_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Soonde language">Soonde</a>]</dd> <dd><b>H40:</b> H41 <a href="/wiki/Mbala_language" title="Mbala language">Mbala</a>, H42 <a href="/wiki/Hunganna_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hunganna language">Hunganna</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_K_2">Zone K</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Zone K"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>K10:</b> K11 <a href="/wiki/Ciokwe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ciokwe language">Ciokwe</a>, K12a <a href="/wiki/Luimbi_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Luimbi dialect">Luimbi</a>, K12b <a href="/wiki/Ngangela_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngangela dialect">Ngangela</a>, K13 <a href="/wiki/Lucazi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lucazi language">Lucazi</a>, K14 <a href="/wiki/Lwena_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lwena language">Lwena</a>, K15 <a href="/wiki/Mbunda_language" title="Mbunda language">Mbunda</a>, K16 <a href="/wiki/Nyengo_language" title="Nyengo language">Nyengo</a>, K17 <a href="/wiki/Mbwela_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbwela language">Mbwela</a>, K18 <a href="/wiki/Nkangala_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nkangala language">Nkangala</a></dd> <dd><b>K20:</b> K21 <a href="/wiki/Lozi_language" title="Lozi language">Lozi</a></dd> <dd><b>K30:</b> K31 <a href="/wiki/Luyana_language" title="Luyana language">Luyana</a>, K32 <a href="/wiki/Mbowe_language" title="Mbowe language">Mbowe</a>, K33 <a href="/wiki/Kwangali_language" title="Kwangali language">Kwangali</a>, K34 <a href="/wiki/Mashi_language" title="Mashi language">Mashi</a>, K35 <a href="/wiki/Simaa_language" title="Simaa language">Simaa</a>, K36 <a href="/wiki/Sanjo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sanjo language">Sanjo</a>, K37 <a href="/wiki/Kwangwa_language" title="Kwangwa language">Kwangwa</a>, [K321 <a href="/wiki/Mbume_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbume language">Mbume</a>, K322 <a href="/wiki/Liyuwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Liyuwa language">Liyuwa</a>, K332 <a href="/wiki/Manyo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Manyo language">Manyo</a>, K333 <a href="/wiki/Mbukushu_language" title="Mbukushu language">Mbukushu</a>, K334 †<a href="/wiki/Mbogedu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbogedu language">Mbogedu</a>, K351 <a href="/wiki/Mulonga_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mulonga language">Mulonga</a>, K352 <a href="/wiki/Mwenyi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mwenyi language">Mwenyi</a>, K353 <a href="/wiki/Koma_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Koma language (Bantu)">Koma</a>, K354 <a href="/wiki/Imilangu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Imilangu language">Imilangu</a>, K371 <a href="/wiki/Kwandi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwandi language">Kwandi</a>]</dd> <dd><b>K40:</b> K41 <a href="/wiki/Totela_language" title="Totela language">Totela</a>, K42 <a href="/wiki/Subiya_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Subiya language">Subiya</a>, [K402 <a href="/wiki/Fwe_language" title="Fwe language">Fwe</a>, K411 <a href="/wiki/Totela_language_(Namibia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Totela language (Namibia)">Totela of Namibia</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_L_2">Zone L</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: Zone L"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>L10:</b> L11 <a href="/wiki/Pende_language" title="Pende language">Pende</a>, L12 <a href="/wiki/Samba_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Samba dialect">Samba</a> & <a href="/wiki/Holu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Holu dialect">Holu</a>, L13 <a href="/wiki/Kwese_language" title="Kwese language">Kwese</a>, [L101 <a href="/wiki/Sonde_language_(L101)" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonde language (L101)">Sonde</a>§]</dd> <dd><b>L20:</b> L21 <a href="/wiki/Kete_language" title="Kete language">Kete</a>, L22 <a href="/wiki/Binji_language" title="Binji language">Binji</a> [<a href="/wiki/Mbagani_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbagani language">Mbagani</a>, L23 <a href="/wiki/Songe_language" title="Songe language">Songe</a>, L24 <a href="/wiki/Luna_language" title="Luna language">Luna</a>, [L201 <a href="/wiki/Budya_language" title="Budya language">Budya</a>, L202 <a href="/wiki/Yazi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Yazi language">Yazi</a>, L221 <a href="/wiki/Lwalwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lwalwa language">Lwalwa</a>, L231 <a href="/wiki/Binji_language" title="Binji language">Binji</a>]</dd> <dd><b>L30:</b> L31a <a href="/wiki/Luba-Kasai_language" title="Luba-Kasai language">Luba-Kasai</a>, L31b <a href="/wiki/Lulua_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Lulua dialect">Lulua</a>, L32 <a href="/wiki/Kanyoka_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kanyoka language">Kanyoka</a>, L33 <a href="/wiki/Luba-Katanga_language" title="Luba-Katanga language">Luba-Katanga</a>, L34 <a href="/wiki/Hemba_language" title="Hemba language">Hemba</a>, L35 <a href="/wiki/Sanga_language_(Bantu)" title="Sanga language (Bantu)">Sanga</a>, [L301 <a href="/wiki/Kebwe_language" title="Kebwe language">Kebwe</a>, L331 <a href="/wiki/Zeela_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Zeela language">Zeela</a>]</dd> <dd><b>L40:</b> L41 <a href="/wiki/Kaonde_language" title="Kaonde language">Kaonde</a></dd> <dd><b>L50:</b> L51 <a href="/wiki/Salampasu_language" title="Salampasu language">Salampasu</a>, L52 <a href="/wiki/Lunda_language" title="Lunda language">Lunda</a>, L53 <a href="/wiki/Ruund_language" title="Ruund language">Ruund</a>, [L511 <a href="/wiki/Luntu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Luntu language">Luntu</a>]</dd> <dd><b>L60:</b> L61 <a href="/wiki/Mbwera_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbwera language">Mbwera</a>, L62 <a href="/wiki/Nkoya_language" title="Nkoya language">Nkoya</a>, [L601 <a href="/wiki/Kolwe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolwe language">Kolwe</a>, L602 <a href="/wiki/Lushangi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lushangi language">Lushangi</a>, L603 <a href="/wiki/Shasha_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Shasha language">Shasha</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_M_2">Zone M</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=29" title="Edit section: Zone M"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>M10:</b> M11 <a href="/wiki/Pimbwe_language" title="Pimbwe language">Pimbwe</a>, M12 <a href="/wiki/Rungwa_language" title="Rungwa language">Rungwa</a>, M13 <a href="/wiki/Fipa_language" title="Fipa language">Fipa</a>, M14 <a href="/wiki/Rungu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Rungu language">Rungu</a>, M15 <a href="/wiki/Mambwe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mambwe language">Mambwe</a>, [M131 <a href="/wiki/Kuulwe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kuulwe language">Kuulwe</a>]</dd> <dd><b>M20:</b> M21 <a href="/wiki/Wanda_language" title="Wanda language">Wanda</a>, M22 <a href="/wiki/Mwanga_language" title="Mwanga language">Mwanga</a>, M23 <a href="/wiki/Nyiha_language" title="Nyiha language">Nyiha</a>, M24 <a href="/wiki/Malila_language" title="Malila language">Malila</a>, M25 <a href="/wiki/Safwa_language" title="Safwa language">Safwa</a>, M26 <a href="/wiki/Iwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Iwa language">Iwa</a>, M27 <a href="/wiki/Tambo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Tambo language">Tambo</a>, [M201 <a href="/wiki/Lambya_language" title="Lambya language">Lambya</a>, M202 <a href="/wiki/Sukwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sukwa language">Sukwa</a>]</dd> <dd><b>M30:</b> M31 <a href="/wiki/Nyakyusa_language" title="Nyakyusa language">Nyakyusa</a>, [M301 <a href="/wiki/Ndali_language" title="Ndali language">Ndali</a>, M302 <a href="/wiki/Penja_language" title="Penja language">Penja</a>]</dd> <dd><b>M40:</b> M41 <a href="/wiki/Taabwa_language" title="Taabwa language">Taabwa</a>, M42 <a href="/wiki/Bemba_language" title="Bemba language">Bemba</a>, [M401 <a href="/wiki/Bwile_language" title="Bwile language">Bwile</a>, M402 <a href="/wiki/Aushi_language" title="Aushi language">Aushi</a>]</dd> <dd><b>M50:</b> M51 <a href="/wiki/Biisa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Biisa language">Biisa</a>, M52 <a href="/wiki/Lala_language_(Zambia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lala language (Zambia)">Lala</a>, M53 <a href="/wiki/Swaka_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Swaka language">Swaka</a>, M54 <a href="/wiki/Lamba_language" title="Lamba language">Lamba</a>, M55 <a href="/wiki/Seba_language" title="Seba language">Seba</a>, [M521 <a href="/wiki/Ambo_language_(Zambia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ambo language (Zambia)">Ambo</a>, M522 <a href="/wiki/Luano_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Luano language">Luano</a>, M541 <a href="/wiki/Lima_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lima language">Lima</a>, M542 <a href="/wiki/Temba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Temba language">Temba</a>]</dd> <dd><b>M60:</b> M61 <a href="/wiki/Lenje_language" title="Lenje language">Lenje</a>, M62 <a href="/wiki/Soli_language" title="Soli language">Soli</a>, M63 <a href="/wiki/Ila_language" title="Ila language">Ila</a>, M64 <a href="/wiki/Tonga_language_(Zambia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Tonga language (Zambia)">Tonga</a>, [M611 <a href="/wiki/Lukanga_Twa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lukanga Twa language">Lukanga Twa</a>, M631 <a href="/wiki/Sala_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sala language">Sala</a>, M632 <a href="/wiki/Lundwe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lundwe language">Lundwe</a>, M633 <a href="/wiki/Kafue_Twa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kafue Twa language">Kafue Twa</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_N_2">Zone N</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=30" title="Edit section: Zone N"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>N10:</b> N11 <a href="/wiki/Manda_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Manda language (Bantu)">Manda</a>, N12 <a href="/wiki/Ngoni_language" title="Ngoni language">Ngoni</a>, N13 <a href="/wiki/Matengo_language" title="Matengo language">Matengo</a>, N14 <a href="/wiki/Mpoto_language" title="Mpoto language">Mpoto</a>, N15 <a href="/wiki/Tonga_language_(Malawi)" title="Tonga language (Malawi)">Tonga</a>, [N101 <a href="/wiki/Ndendeule_language" title="Ndendeule language">Ndendeule</a>, N102 <a href="/wiki/Nindi_language" title="Nindi language">Nindi</a>, N121 <a href="/wiki/Ngoni_language_(Malawi)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngoni language (Malawi)">Ngoni of Malawi</a>§]</dd> <dd><b>N20:</b> N21 <a href="/wiki/Tumbuka_language" title="Tumbuka language">Tumbuka</a>, [N201 <a href="/wiki/Mwera_language_(Mbamba_Bay)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mwera language (Mbamba Bay)">Mwera of Mbamba Bay</a>]</dd> <dd><b>N30:</b> N31a <a href="/wiki/Nyanja_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Nyanja dialect">Nyanja</a>, N31b <a href="/wiki/Cewa_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Cewa dialect">Cewa</a>, N31c <a href="/wiki/Manganja_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Manganja dialect">Manganja</a></dd> <dd><b>N40:</b> N41 <a href="/wiki/Nsenga_language" title="Nsenga language">Nsenga</a>, N42 <a href="/wiki/Kunda_language" title="Kunda language">Kunda</a>, N43 <a href="/wiki/Nyungwe_language" title="Nyungwe language">Nyungwe</a>, N44 <a href="/wiki/Sena_language" title="Sena language">Sena</a>, N45[44] <a href="/wiki/Rue_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Rue language">Rue</a>, N46[44] <a href="/wiki/Podzo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Podzo language">Podzo</a>, [N441 <a href="/wiki/Sena-Malawi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sena-Malawi language">Sena-Malawi</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_P_2">Zone P</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=31" title="Edit section: Zone P"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>P10:</b> P11 <a href="/wiki/Ndengereko_language" title="Ndengereko language">Ndengereko</a>, P12 <a href="/wiki/Ruihi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ruihi language">Ruihi</a>, P13 <a href="/wiki/Matumbi_language" title="Matumbi language">Matumbi</a>, P14 <a href="/wiki/Ngindo_language" title="Ngindo language">Ngindo</a>, P15 <a href="/wiki/Mbunga_language" title="Mbunga language">Mbunga</a></dd> <dd><b>P20:</b> P21 <a href="/wiki/Yao_language" title="Yao language">Yao</a>, P22 <a href="/wiki/Mwera_language" title="Mwera language">Mwera</a>, P23 <a href="/wiki/Makonde_language" title="Makonde language">Makonde</a>, P24 <a href="/wiki/Ndonde_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ndonde language">Ndonde</a>, P25 <a href="/wiki/Mabiha_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mabiha language">Mabiha</a></dd> <dd><b>P30:</b> P31 <a href="/wiki/Makua_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Makua language">Makua</a>, P32 <a href="/wiki/Lomwe_language" title="Lomwe language">Lomwe</a>, P33 <a href="/wiki/Ngulu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngulu dialect">Ngulu</a>, P34 <a href="/wiki/Cuabo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuabo language">Cuabo</a>, [P311 <a href="/wiki/Koti_language" title="Koti language">Koti</a>, P312 <a href="/wiki/Sakati_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Sakati language">Sakati</a>, P331 <a href="/wiki/Lomwe_language_(Malawi)" class="mw-redirect" title="Lomwe language (Malawi)">Lomwe of Malawi</a>, P341 <a href="/wiki/Moniga_language" title="Moniga language">Moniga</a>]</dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_R_2">Zone R</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=32" title="Edit section: Zone R"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>R10:</b> R11 <a href="/wiki/Umbundu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Umbundu language">Umbundu</a>, R12 <a href="/wiki/Ndombe_language" title="Ndombe language">Ndombe</a>, R13 <a href="/wiki/Nyaneka_language" title="Nyaneka language">Nyaneka</a>, R14 <a href="/wiki/Khumbi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Khumbi language">Khumbi</a>, [R101 <a href="/wiki/Kuvale_language" title="Kuvale language">Kuvale</a>, R102 †<a href="/wiki/Kwisi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwisi language">Kwisi</a>, R103 <a href="/wiki/Mbali_language" title="Mbali language">Mbali</a>]</dd> <dd><b>R20:</b> R21 <a href="/wiki/Kwanyama_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwanyama language">Kwanyama</a>, R22 <a href="/wiki/Ndonga_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ndonga language">Ndonga</a>, R23 <a href="/wiki/Kwambi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwambi language">Kwambi</a>, R24 <a href="/wiki/Ngandyera_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngandyera language">Ngandyera</a>, [R211 <a href="/wiki/Kafima_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kafima language">Kafima</a>, R212 <a href="/wiki/Evale_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Evale language">Evale</a>, R213 <a href="/wiki/Mbandja_language" title="Mbandja language">Mbandja</a>, R214 <a href="/wiki/Mbalanhu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mbalanhu language">Mbalanhu</a>, R215 <a href="/wiki/Ndongwena_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ndongwena language">Ndongwena</a>, R216 <a href="/wiki/Kwankwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwankwa language">Kwankwa</a>, R217 <a href="/wiki/Dombondola_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Dombondola language">Dombondola</a>, R218 <a href="/wiki/Esinga_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Esinga language">Esinga</a>, R241 <a href="/wiki/Kwaluudhi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwaluudhi language">Kwaluudhi</a>, R242 <a href="/wiki/Kolonkadhi-Eunda_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kolonkadhi-Eunda language">Kolonkadhi-Eunda</a>]</dd> <dd><b>R30:</b> R31 <a href="/wiki/Herero_language" title="Herero language">Herero</a>, [R311 <a href="/wiki/North-West_Herero_language" class="mw-redirect" title="North-West Herero language">North-West Herero</a>, R312 <a href="/wiki/Herero_language_(Botswana)" class="mw-redirect" title="Herero language (Botswana)">Botswana Herero</a>]</dd> <dd><b>R40:</b> R41 <a href="/wiki/Yei_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Yei language (Bantu)">Yei</a></dd></dl> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Zone_S_2">Zone S</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=33" title="Edit section: Zone S"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <dl><dd><b>S10:</b> S11 <a href="/wiki/Korekore_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Korekore language">Korekore</a>, S12 <a href="/wiki/Zezuru_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Zezuru language">Zezuru</a>, S13a <a href="/wiki/Manyika_dialect" title="Manyika dialect">Manyika</a>, S13b <a href="/wiki/Tebe_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Tebe dialect">Tebe</a>, S14 <a href="/wiki/Karanga_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Karanga language (Bantu)">Karanga</a>, S15 <a href="/wiki/Ndau_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Ndau language">Ndau</a>, S16 <a href="/wiki/Kalanga_language" title="Kalanga language">Kalanga</a></dd> <dd><b>S20:</b> S21 <a href="/wiki/Venda_language" title="Venda language">Venda</a></dd> <dd><b>S30:</b> S31a <a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Tswana</a>, S31b <a href="/wiki/Kgatla_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Kgatla dialect">Kgatla</a>, S31c <a href="/wiki/Ngwatu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ngwatu dialect">Ngwatu</a>, S31d[311] <a href="/wiki/Khalaxadi_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Khalaxadi dialect">Khalaxadi</a>, S32a <a href="/wiki/Pedi_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Pedi dialect">Pedi</a>, S32b <a href="/wiki/Lobedu_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Lobedu dialect">Lobedu</a>, S33 <a href="/wiki/Sotho_language" title="Sotho language">Sotho</a>, [S301 <a href="/wiki/Phalaborwa_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Phalaborwa language">Phalaborwa</a>, S302 <a href="/wiki/Kutswe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Kutswe language">Kutswe</a>, S303 <a href="/wiki/Pai_language_(Bantu)" class="mw-redirect" title="Pai language (Bantu)">Pai</a>, S304 <a href="/wiki/Pulana_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Pulana language">Pulana</a>]</dd> <dd><b>S40:</b> S41 <a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a>, S42 <a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a>, S43 <a href="/wiki/Swati_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Swati language">Swati</a>, S44 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ndebele_language" title="Northern Ndebele language">(Northern) Ndebele</a>, [S401 †<a href="/wiki/Old_Mfengu_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Mfengu language">Old Mfengu</a>, S402 <a href="/wiki/Bhaca_language" title="Bhaca language">Bhaca</a>, S403 <a href="/wiki/Hlubi_language" title="Hlubi language">Hlubi</a>, S404 <a href="/wiki/Phuthi_language" title="Phuthi language">Phuthi</a>, S405 <a href="/wiki/Nhlangwini_language" title="Nhlangwini language">Nhlangwini</a>, S406 †<a href="/wiki/Lala_language_(South_Africa)" title="Lala language (South Africa)">Lala</a>, S407 <a href="/wiki/South_Ndebele_language" class="mw-redirect" title="South Ndebele language">South Ndebele</a>, S408 <a href="/wiki/Sumayela_Ndebele_language" title="Sumayela Ndebele language">Sumayela Ndebele</a>]</dd> <dd><b>S50:</b> S51 <a href="/wiki/Tswa_language" title="Tswa language">Tswa</a>, S52[53] <a href="/wiki/Gwamba_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Gwamba language">Gwamba</a>, S53 <a href="/wiki/Tsonga_language" title="Tsonga language">Tsonga</a>, S54 <a href="/wiki/Ronga_language" title="Ronga language">Ronga</a>, [S511 <a href="/wiki/Hlengwe_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Hlengwe language">Hlengwe</a>]</dd> <dd><b>S60:</b> S61 <a href="/wiki/Copi_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Copi language">Copi</a>, S62 <a href="/wiki/Tonga_language_(Mozambique)" title="Tonga language (Mozambique)">Tonga</a>, [S611 <a href="/wiki/Lenge_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Lenge language">Lenge</a>]</dd></dl> <p>§: <i>These languages do not have separate articles, though they might warrant them.</i> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2009_appendix">2009 appendix</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Guthrie_classification_of_Bantu_languages&action=edit&section=34" title="Edit section: 2009 appendix"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Besides the languages added within the existing framework above, Maho appends several creoles, pidgins, and mixed languages: </p> <ul><li>Duala-based: A20A <a href="/wiki/Duala_language" title="Duala language">Jo</a></li> <li>Beti-based: A70A <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_Populaire" title="Ewondo Populaire">Ewondo Populaire</a></li> <li>Bangi-based: C30A <a href="/wiki/Bangala_language" title="Bangala language">Bangala</a>, C30B <a href="/wiki/Lingala" title="Lingala">Lingala</a></li> <li>Shabunda-based: D20A <a href="/wiki/Gengele_creole" class="mw-redirect" title="Gengele creole">Gengele</a></li> <li>Amba-based: D20B †<a href="/wiki/Amba_language_(Bantu)" title="Amba language (Bantu)">Vamba</a></li> <li>Pare-based: G20A <a href="/wiki/Mbugu_language" title="Mbugu language">Ma’a</a> (mixed register)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Swahili</a>-based: G40A <a href="/wiki/Cutchi-Swahili" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutchi-Swahili">Asian Swahili</a>, G40B <a href="/wiki/Cutchi-Swahili" class="mw-redirect" title="Cutchi-Swahili">Cutchi-Swahili</a>, G40C <a href="/wiki/Settler_Swahili" title="Settler Swahili">Kisetla</a>, G40D <a href="/wiki/Engsh" title="Engsh">Engsh</a>, G40E <a href="/wiki/Sheng_slang" title="Sheng slang">Sheng</a>, G40F <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Shaba Swahili</a>, G40G <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Ngwana</a> (Congo Swahili), G40H <a href="/wiki/KiKAR" title="KiKAR">KiKAR</a></li> <li>Kongo-based: H10A <a href="/wiki/Kituba_language" title="Kituba language">Kituba</a>, H10B <a href="/wiki/Kituba_language" title="Kituba language">Munukutuba</a>, H10C <a href="/wiki/Habla_Congo" title="Habla Congo">Habla Congo</a> (in Cuba)</li> <li>Nkore-Kiga-based: JE10A <a href="/wiki/Runyakitara_language" title="Runyakitara language">Runyakitara</a> (artificial)</li> <li>Luba-based: L30A <a href="/wiki/Luba-Kasai_language#Geographic_distribution_and_dialects" title="Luba-Kasai language">Pidgin Chiluba</a></li> <li>Bemba-based: M40A <a href="/wiki/Town_Bemba" title="Town Bemba">Town Bemba</a></li> <li>Kunda-based: N40A †<a href="/wiki/Kunda_language" title="Kunda language">Pidgin Chikunda</a></li> <li>Sotho-based: S30A <a href="/wiki/Pretoria_Sotho" title="Pretoria Sotho">Pretoria Sotho</a></li> <li>Zulu-based: S40A <a href="/wiki/Fanagalo" title="Fanagalo">Fanagalo</a>, S40B <a 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Farnborough: Gregg Press.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Comparative+Bantu%3A+an+introduction+to+the+comparative+linguistics+and+prehistory+of+the+Bantu+languages&rft.place=Farnborough&rft.pub=Gregg+Press&rft.date=1967%2F1971&rft.aulast=Guthrie&rft.aufirst=Malcolm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGuthrie+classification+of+Bantu+languages" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGuthrie1948" class="citation book cs1">Guthrie, Malcolm (1948). <i>The classification of the Bantu languages</i>. 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<li>A27 <a href="/wiki/Limba_language_(Cameroon)" title="Limba language (Cameroon)">Mulimba</a></li> <li>[A221 <a href="/wiki/Bube_language" title="Bube language">Bubia</a></li> <li>A231 <a href="/wiki/Kpwe_language" title="Kpwe language">Kole</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A31a <a href="/wiki/Bube_language" title="Bube language">North Bobe</a></li> <li>A31b <a href="/wiki/Bube_language" title="Bube language">Southwest Bobe</a></li> <li>A31c <a href="/wiki/Bube_language" title="Bube language">Southeast Bobe</a></li> <li>A32a <a href="/wiki/Tanga_language" title="Tanga language">Banoo</a></li> <li>A32b <a href="/wiki/Tanga_language" title="Tanga language">Bapoko</a></li> <li>A33a <a href="/wiki/Yasa_language" title="Yasa language">Yasa</a></li> <li>A33b <a href="/wiki/Kombe_language" title="Kombe language">Kombe</a></li> <li>A34 <a href="/wiki/Benga_language" title="Benga language">Benga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A41 <a href="/wiki/Rombi_language" title="Rombi language">Lombi</a></li> <li>A42 <a href="/wiki/Bankon_language" title="Bankon language">Bankon</a></li> <li>A43a <a href="/wiki/Basaa_language" title="Basaa language">Mbene</a></li> <li>A43b <a href="/wiki/Kogo_language" title="Kogo language">North Kogo</a></li> <li>A43c <a href="/wiki/Kogo_language" title="Kogo language">South Kogo</a></li> <li>A44 <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Banen</a></li> <li>A45 <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Nyokon</a></li> <li>A46 <a href="/wiki/Mandi_language" title="Mandi language">Mandi</a></li> <li>[A441 <a href="/wiki/Nen_language_(Cameroon)" title="Nen language (Cameroon)">Aling'a</a></li> <li>A461 <a href="/wiki/Tuotomb_language" title="Tuotomb language">Bonek</a></li> <li>A462 <a href="/wiki/Yambeta_language" title="Yambeta language">Yambeta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A51 <a href="/wiki/Fa%CA%BC_language" title="Faʼ language">Fa’</a></li> <li>A52 <a href="/wiki/Kaalong_language" title="Kaalong language">Kaalong</a></li> <li>A53 <a href="/wiki/Bafia_language_(Cameroon)" title="Bafia language (Cameroon)">Kpa</a></li> <li>A54 <a href="/wiki/Tibea_language" title="Tibea language">Ngayaba</a></li> <li>[A501 <a href="/wiki/Hijuk_language" title="Hijuk language">Hijuk</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A61[601] <a href="/wiki/Ki_language" title="Ki language">Ngoro</a></li> <li>A62 <a href="/wiki/Central_Yambasa_language" title="Central Yambasa language">Yambasa</a></li> <li>A63 <a href="/wiki/Leti_language_(Cameroon)" title="Leti language (Cameroon)">Mangisa</a></li> <li>A64[601] <a href="/wiki/Ki_language" title="Ki language">Bacenga</a></li> <li>A65 <a href="/wiki/Bati_language_(Cameroon)" title="Bati language (Cameroon)">Bati</a></li> <li>[A621 <a href="/wiki/Baca_language" title="Baca language">Baca</a></li> <li>A622 <a href="/wiki/Gunu_language" title="Gunu language">Gunu</a></li> <li>A623 <a href="/wiki/Mbule_language" title="Mbule language">Mbule</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A70</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A71 <a href="/wiki/Eton_language" title="Eton language">Eton</a></li> <li>A72a <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Ewondo</a></li> <li>A72b <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Mvele</a></li> <li>A72c <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Bakja</a></li> <li>A72d <a href="/wiki/Ewondo_language" title="Ewondo language">Yangafek</a></li> <li>A73a <a href="/wiki/Bebele_language" title="Bebele language">Bëbëlë</a></li> <li>A73b <a href="/wiki/Bebil_language" title="Bebil language">Gbïgbïl</a></li> <li>A74 <a href="/wiki/Bulu_language" title="Bulu language">Bulu</a></li> <li>A75 <a href="/wiki/Fang_language" title="Fang language">Fang</a></li> <li>[A751 <a href="/wiki/Fang_language" title="Fang language">South-West Fang</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A80</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A81 <a href="/wiki/Kwasio_language" title="Kwasio language">Mvumbo</a></li> <li>A82 <a href="/wiki/Swo_language" title="Swo language">So</a></li> <li>A83 <a href="/wiki/Makaa_language" title="Makaa language">Makaa</a></li> <li>A84 <a href="/wiki/Njem_language" title="Njem language">Njem</a></li> <li>A85a <a href="/wiki/Bekwil_language" title="Bekwil language">Konabem</a></li> <li>A85b <a href="/wiki/Bekwil_language" title="Bekwil language">Bekwil</a></li> <li>A86a <a href="/wiki/Mpumpong_language" title="Mpumpong language">Medjime</a></li> <li>A86b <a href="/wiki/Mpumpong_language" title="Mpumpong language">Mpompo</a></li> <li>A86c <a href="/wiki/Mpiemo_language" title="Mpiemo language">Mpiemo</a></li> <li>A87 <a href="/wiki/Bomwali_language" title="Bomwali language">Bomwali</a></li> <li>[A801 <a href="/wiki/Kwasio_language" title="Kwasio language">Gyele</a></li> <li>A802 <a href="/wiki/Ukhwejo_language" title="Ukhwejo language">Ukwedjo</a></li> <li>A803 <a href="/wiki/Shiwe_language" title="Shiwe language">Shiwe</a></li> <li>A831 <a href="/wiki/Byep_language" title="Byep language">Byep</a></li> <li>A832 <a href="/wiki/Kol_language_(Cameroon)" title="Kol language (Cameroon)">Bekol</a></li> <li>A841 <a href="/wiki/Nzime_language" title="Nzime language">Bajue</a></li> <li>A842 <a href="/wiki/Nzime_language" title="Nzime language">Koonzime</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">A90</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>A91 <a href="/wiki/Kwakum_language" title="Kwakum language">Kwakum</a></li> <li>A92a <a href="/wiki/Pol_language" title="Pol language">Pol</a></li> <li>A92b <a href="/wiki/Pol_language" title="Pol language">Pomo</a></li> <li>A93 <a href="/wiki/Kako_language" title="Kako language">Kako</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone B</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B11a <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Mpongwe</a></li> <li>B11b <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Rongo</a></li> <li>B11c <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Galwa</a></li> <li>B11d <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Dyumba</a></li> <li>B11e <a href="/wiki/Myene_language" title="Myene language">Nkomi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B21 <a href="/wiki/Seki_language" title="Seki language">Sekiyani</a></li> <li>B22a <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Gabon)" title="Kele language (Gabon)">West Kele</a></li> <li>B22b <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Gabon)" title="Kele language (Gabon)">Ngom</a></li> <li>B22c <a href="/wiki/Kele_language_(Gabon)" title="Kele language (Gabon)">Bubi</a></li> <li>B23 <a href="/wiki/Mbangwe_language" title="Mbangwe language">Mbangwe</a></li> <li>B24 <a href="/wiki/Wumbvu_language" title="Wumbvu language">Wumbvu</a></li> <li>B25 <a href="/wiki/Kota_language_(Gabon)" title="Kota language (Gabon)">Kota</a></li> <li>[B201 <a href="/wiki/Ndasa_language" title="Ndasa language">Ndasa</a></li> <li>B202 <a href="/wiki/Sighu_language" title="Sighu language">Sighu</a></li> <li>B203 <a href="/wiki/Samay_language" title="Samay language">Sama</a></li> <li>B204 <a href="/wiki/Ndambomo_language" title="Ndambomo language">Ndambomo</a></li> <li>B205 <a href="/wiki/Metombola_language" title="Metombola language">Metombola</a></li> <li>B221 <a href="/wiki/Lengue_language" title="Lengue language">Molengue</a></li> <li>B251 <a href="/wiki/Sake_language" title="Sake language">Shake</a></li> <li>B252 <a href="/wiki/Mahongwe_language" title="Mahongwe language">Mahongwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B31 <a href="/wiki/Tsogo_language" title="Tsogo language">Tsogo</a></li> <li>B32 <a href="/wiki/Kande_language" title="Kande language">Kande</a></li> <li>[B301 <a href="/wiki/Viya_language" title="Viya language">Viya</a></li> <li>B302 <a href="/wiki/Himba_language" title="Himba language">Himbaka</a></li> <li>B303 <a href="/wiki/Bongwe_language" title="Bongwe language">Bongwe</a></li> <li>B304 <a href="/wiki/Pinji_language" title="Pinji language">Pinzi</a></li> <li>B305 <a href="/wiki/Vove_language" title="Vove language">Vove</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B41 <a href="/wiki/Shira_language" title="Shira language">Sira</a></li> <li>B42 <a href="/wiki/Sangu_language_(Gabon)" title="Sangu language (Gabon)">Sangu</a></li> <li>B43 <a href="/wiki/Punu_language" title="Punu language">Punu</a></li> <li>B44 <a href="/wiki/Lumbu_language" title="Lumbu language">Lumbu</a></li> <li>[B401 <a href="/wiki/Bwisi_language" title="Bwisi language">Bwisi</a></li> <li>B402 <a href="/wiki/Barama_language" title="Barama language">Varama</a></li> <li>B403 <a href="/wiki/Vumbu_language" title="Vumbu language">Vungu</a></li> <li>B404 <a href="/wiki/Ngubi_language" title="Ngubi language">Ngubi</a></li> <li>B411 <a href="/wiki/Shira_language" title="Shira language">Bwali</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B51 <a href="/wiki/Duma_language" title="Duma language">Duma</a></li> <li>B52 <a href="/wiki/Njebi_language" title="Njebi language">Nzebi</a></li> <li>B53 <a href="/wiki/Tsaangi_language" title="Tsaangi language">Tsaangi</a></li> <li>[B501 <a href="/wiki/Wanzi_language" title="Wanzi language">Wanzi</a></li> <li>B502 <a href="/wiki/Mwele_language" title="Mwele language">Mwele</a></li> <li>B503 <a href="/wiki/Ibhili_language" title="Ibhili language">Vili</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B61 <a href="/wiki/Mbere_language" title="Mbere language">Mbete</a></li> <li>B62 <a href="/wiki/Mbama_language" title="Mbama language">Mbaama</a></li> <li>B63 <a href="/wiki/Ndumu_language" title="Ndumu language">Nduumo</a></li> <li>[B602 <a href="/wiki/Kaning%27i_language" title="Kaning'i language">Kaning'i</a></li> <li>B603 <a href="/wiki/Spurious_languages#Yangho" title="Spurious languages">Yangho</a> (spurious)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B70</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B71a <a href="/wiki/North_Teke_language" title="North Teke language">Tege-Kali</a></li> <li>B71b <a href="/wiki/North_Teke_language" title="North Teke language">Njiningi</a></li> <li>B72a <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Ngungwele</a></li> <li>B72b <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Mpumpu</a></li> <li>B73a <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Tsaayi</a></li> <li>B73b <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Laali</a></li> <li>B73c <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Yaa</a></li> <li>B73d <a href="/wiki/West_Teke_language" title="West Teke language">Kwe</a></li> <li>B74a <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Ndzindziu</a></li> <li>B74b <a href="/wiki/Central_Teke_language" title="Central Teke language">Boma</a></li> <li>B75 <a href="/wiki/East_Teke_language" title="East Teke language">Bali</a></li> <li>B76a <a href="/wiki/East_Teke_language" title="East Teke language">Musieno</a></li> <li>B76b <a href="/wiki/East_Teke_language" title="East Teke language">Ngee</a></li> <li>B77a <a href="/wiki/Kukuya_language" title="Kukuya language">Kukwa</a></li> <li>B77b <a href="/wiki/Fuumu_language" title="Fuumu language">Fumu</a></li> <li>B78 <a href="/wiki/Fuumu_language" title="Fuumu language">Wuumu</a></li> <li>[B701 <a href="/wiki/Tsege_language" title="Tsege language">Tsitsege</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">B80</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>B81 <a href="/wiki/Tiene_language" title="Tiene language">Tiene</a></li> <li>B82 <a href="/wiki/Boma_language" title="Boma language">Boma</a></li> <li>B83 <a href="/wiki/Mfinu_language" title="Mfinu language">Mfinu</a></li> <li>B84a[84] <a href="/wiki/Mpuono_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mpuono language">Mpuon</a></li> <li>B84b[84] <a href="/wiki/Mpuono_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mpuono language">Mpuun</a></li> <li>B85a <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Mbiem</a></li> <li>B85b <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">East Yans</a></li> <li>B85c <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Yeei</a></li> <li>B85d <a href="/wiki/Tsong_language" title="Tsong language">Ntsuo</a></li> <li>B85e <a href="/wiki/Yansi_language" title="Yansi language">Mpur</a></li> <li>B86 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Di</a></li> <li>B87[84] <a href="/wiki/Mpuono_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Mpuono language">Mbuun</a></li> <li>[B821 <a href="/wiki/Boma_language" title="Boma language">Mpe</a></li> <li>B822 <a href="/wiki/Boma_language" title="Boma language">Nunu</a></li> <li>B861 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Ngul</a> (Ngwi)</li> <li>B862 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Lwel</a></li> <li>B863 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">Mpiin</a></li> <li>B864 <a href="/wiki/Ding_language" title="Ding language">West Ngongo</a></li> <li>B865 <a href="/wiki/Nzadi_language" title="Nzadi language">Nzadi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><i>Italics</i> indicate <a href="/wiki/Language_death" title="Language death">extinct 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(Zones C–D) (by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Guthrie classification</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone C</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C11 <a href="/wiki/Ngondi_language" title="Ngondi language">Ngondi</a></li> <li>C12a <a href="/wiki/Pande_language" title="Pande language">Pande</a></li> <li>C12b <a href="/wiki/Pande_language" title="Pande language">Bogongo</a></li> <li>C13 <a href="/wiki/Mbati_language" title="Mbati language">Mbati</a></li> <li>C14 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Mbomotaba</a></li> <li>C15 <a href="/wiki/Bongili_language" title="Bongili language">Bongili</a></li> <li>C16 <a href="/wiki/Bala_language" title="Bala language">Lobala</a></li> <li>[C101 <a href="/wiki/Bole_language_(Bantu)" title="Bole language (Bantu)">Dibole</a></li> <li>C102 <a href="/wiki/Ngando_language_(Central_African_Republic)" title="Ngando language (Central African Republic)">Ngando</a></li> <li>C103 <a href="/wiki/Ngando_language_(Central_African_Republic)" title="Ngando language (Central African Republic)">Kota</a></li> <li>C104 <a href="/wiki/Aka_language" title="Aka language">Yaka</a></li> <li>C105 <a href="/wiki/Classification_of_Pygmy_languages#Mbenga" title="Classification of Pygmy languages">Mbenga</a></li> <li>C141 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Enyele</a></li> <li>C142 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Bondongo</a></li> <li>C143 <a href="/wiki/Bomitaba_language" title="Bomitaba language">Mbonzo</a></li> <li>C161 <a href="/wiki/Bomboli%E2%80%93Bozaba_language" title="Bomboli–Bozaba language">Bomboli</a></li> <li>C162 <a href="/wiki/Bomboli%E2%80%93Bozaba_language" title="Bomboli–Bozaba language">Bozaba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C21 <a href="/wiki/Mboko_language" title="Mboko language">Mboko</a></li> <li>C22 <a href="/wiki/Akwa_language" title="Akwa language">Akwa</a></li> <li>C23[21] <a href="/wiki/Mboko_language" title="Mboko language">Ngare</a></li> <li>C24 <a href="/wiki/Koyo_language_(Congo)" title="Koyo language (Congo)">Koyo</a></li> <li>C25 <a href="/wiki/Mbosi_language" title="Mbosi language">Mbosi</a></li> <li>C26 <a href="/wiki/Kwala_language" title="Kwala language">Kwala</a></li> <li>C27 <a href="/wiki/Kuba_language" title="Kuba language">Kuba</a></li> <li>[C201 <a href="/wiki/Bwenyi_language" title="Bwenyi language">Bwenyi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C31a <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Loi</a></li> <li>C31b <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Ngiri</a></li> <li>C31c <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Nunu</a></li> <li>C32 <a href="/wiki/Bangi_language" title="Bangi language">Bobangi</a></li> <li>C33 <a href="/wiki/Sengele_language" title="Sengele language">Sengele</a></li> <li>C34 <a href="/wiki/Sakata_language" title="Sakata language">Sakata</a></li> <li>C35a <a href="/wiki/Lia-Ntomba_language" title="Lia-Ntomba language">Ntomba</a></li> <li>C35b <a href="/wiki/Lia-Ntomba_language" title="Lia-Ntomba language">Bolia</a></li> <li>C36a <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Poto</a></li> <li>C36b <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Mpesa</a></li> <li>C36c <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Mbudza</a></li> <li>C36d <a href="/wiki/Lingala" title="Lingala">Mangala</a></li> <li>C36e <a href="/wiki/Loki_dialect" title="Loki dialect">Boloki</a></li> <li>C36f <a href="/wiki/Losengo_language" title="Losengo language">Kangana</a></li> <li>C36g <a href="/wiki/Ndolo_dialect" title="Ndolo dialect">Ndolo</a></li> <li>C37 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Buja</a></li> <li>[C301 <a href="/wiki/Doko_language_(Bantu)" title="Doko language (Bantu)">Doko</a></li> <li>C302 <a href="/wiki/Londo_language" title="Londo language">Bolondo</a></li> <li>C311 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Mabaale</a></li> <li>C312 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Ndoobo</a></li> <li>C313 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Litoka</a></li> <li>C314 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Balobo</a></li> <li>C315 <a href="/wiki/Ngiri_language" title="Ngiri language">Enga</a></li> <li>C321 <a href="/wiki/Binza_language" title="Binza language">Binza</a></li> <li>C322 <a href="/wiki/Zamba_language" title="Zamba language">Dzamba</a></li> <li>C323 <a href="/wiki/Mpama_language" title="Mpama language">Mpama</a></li> <li>C371 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Tembo</a></li> <li>C372 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Kunda</a></li> <li>C373 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Gbuta</a></li> <li>C374 <a href="/wiki/Budza_language" title="Budza language">Babale</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C41 <a href="/wiki/Ngombe_language" title="Ngombe language">Ngombe</a></li> <li>C42 <a href="/wiki/Bwela_language" title="Bwela language">Bwela</a></li> <li>C43 <a href="/wiki/Bwa_language" title="Bwa language">Bati</a></li> <li>C44 <a href="/wiki/Bwa_language" title="Bwa language">Boa</a></li> <li>C45 <a href="/wiki/Ngelima_language" title="Ngelima language">Angba</a></li> <li>[C401 <a href="/wiki/Pagibete_language" title="Pagibete language">Pagibete</a></li> <li>C403 <a href="/wiki/Kango_language_(Bas-U%C3%A9l%C3%A9_District)" title="Kango language (Bas-Uélé District)">Kango</a></li> <li>C411 <a href="/wiki/Bomboma_language" title="Bomboma language">Bomboma</a></li> <li>C412 <a href="/wiki/Bamwe_language" title="Bamwe language">Bamwe</a></li> <li>C413 <a href="/wiki/Dzando_language" title="Dzando language">Dzando</a></li> <li>C414 <a href="/wiki/Gendza_language" title="Gendza language">Ligendza</a></li> <li>C415 <a href="/wiki/Kula_language_(Bantu)" title="Kula language (Bantu)">Likula</a></li> <li>C441 <a href="/wiki/Bango_language" title="Bango language">Bango</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C51 <a href="/wiki/Mbesa_language" title="Mbesa language">Mbesa</a></li> <li>C52 <a href="/wiki/Soko_language" title="Soko language">So</a></li> <li>C53 <a href="/wiki/Poke_language" title="Poke language">Poke</a></li> <li>C54 <a href="/wiki/Lombo_language" title="Lombo language">Lombo</a></li> <li>C55 <a href="/wiki/Kele-Foma_language" title="Kele-Foma language">Kele</a></li> <li>C56 <a href="/wiki/Kele-Foma_language" title="Kele-Foma language">Foma</a></li> <li>[C501 <a href="/wiki/Likile_language" title="Likile language">Likile</a></li> <li>C502 <a href="/wiki/Linga_language" title="Linga language">Linga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C61a <a href="/wiki/Mongo_language" title="Mongo language">Northeast Mongo</a></li> <li>C61b <a href="/wiki/Mongo_language" title="Mongo language">Northwest Mongo</a></li> <li>C62 <a href="/wiki/Lalia_language" title="Lalia language">Lalia</a></li> <li>[C63 <a href="/wiki/Ngando_language" title="Ngando language">Ngando</a></li> <li>C611 <a href="/wiki/Mongo_language" title="Mongo language">Bafoto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C70</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C71 <a href="/wiki/Tetela_language" title="Tetela language">Tetela</a></li> <li>C72 <a href="/wiki/Kusu_language" title="Kusu language">Kusu</a></li> <li>C73 <a href="/wiki/Nkutu_language" title="Nkutu language">Nkutu</a></li> <li>C74 <a href="/wiki/Yela-Kela_language" title="Yela-Kela language">Yela</a></li> <li>C75 <a href="/wiki/Yela-Kela_language" title="Yela-Kela language">Kela</a></li> <li>C76 <a href="/wiki/Ombo_language" title="Ombo language">Ombo</a></li> <li>[C701 <a href="/wiki/Langa_language" title="Langa language">Langa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">C80</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>C81 <a href="/wiki/Dengese_language" title="Dengese language">Dengese</a></li> <li>C82 <a href="/wiki/Hendo_language" title="Hendo language">Songomeno</a></li> <li>C83 <a href="/wiki/Bushong_language" title="Bushong language">Busoong</a></li> <li>C84 <a href="/wiki/Lele_language_(Bantu)" title="Lele language (Bantu)">Lele</a></li> <li>C85 <a href="/wiki/Wongo_language" title="Wongo language">Wongo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone D</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">D10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>D11 <a href="/wiki/Mbole_language" title="Mbole language">Mbole</a></li> <li>D12 <a href="/wiki/Lengola_language" title="Lengola language">Lengola</a></li> <li>D13 <a href="/wiki/Mituku_language" title="Mituku language">Metoko</a></li> <li>D14 <a href="/wiki/Enya_language" title="Enya language">Enya</a></li> <li>[D141 <a href="/wiki/Enya_language" title="Enya language">Zura</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">D20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>D21 <a href="/wiki/Bali_language_(DRC)" title="Bali language (DRC)">Bali</a></li> <li>D22 <a href="/wiki/Amba_language_(Bantu)" title="Amba language (Bantu)">Amba</a></li> <li>D23 <a href="/wiki/Komo_language_(Bantu)" title="Komo language (Bantu)">Komo</a></li> <li>D24 <a href="/wiki/Songola_language" title="Songola language">Songola</a></li> <li>D25 <a href="/wiki/Lega_language" title="Lega language">Lega</a></li> <li>D26 <a href="/wiki/Zimba_language" title="Zimba language">Zimba</a></li> <li>D27 <a href="/wiki/Bangubangu_language" title="Bangubangu language">Bangubangu</a></li> <li>D28a <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">West Holoholo</a></li> <li>D28b <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">East Holoholo</a></li> <li>[D201 <a href="/wiki/Lika_language" title="Lika language">Liko</a></li> <li>D211 <a href="/wiki/Bila_language" title="Bila language">Kango</a></li> <li>D251 <a href="/wiki/Lega_language" title="Lega language">Lega-Malinga</a></li> <li>D281 <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">Tumbwe</a></li> <li>D282 <a href="/wiki/Holoholo_language" title="Holoholo language">Lumbwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">D30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>D31 <a href="/wiki/Bhele_language" title="Bhele language">Peri</a></li> <li>D32 <a href="/wiki/Bira_language" title="Bira language">Bira</a></li> <li>D33 <a href="/wiki/Nyali_language" title="Nyali language">Nyali</a></li> <li>[D301 <a href="/wiki/Kari_language" title="Kari language">Kari</a></li> <li>D302 <a href="/wiki/Guru_language" title="Guru language">Guru</a></li> <li>D303 <a href="/wiki/Ngbinda_language" title="Ngbinda language">Ngbinda</a></li> <li>D304 <a href="/wiki/Homa_language" title="Homa language">Homa</a></li> <li>D305 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Nyanga-li</a></li> <li>D306 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Gbati-ri</a></li> <li>D307 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga-li_language" title="Nyanga-li language">Mayeka</a></li> <li>D308 <a href="/wiki/Bodo_language_(Bantu)" title="Bodo language (Bantu)">Bodo</a></li> <li>D311 <a href="/wiki/Bila_language" title="Bila language">Bila</a></li> <li>D312 <a href="/wiki/Kaiku_language" title="Kaiku language">Kaiku</a></li> <li>D313 <a href="/wiki/Bila_language" title="Bila language">Ibutu</a></li> <li>D331 <a href="/wiki/Vanuma_language" title="Vanuma language">Bvanuma</a></li> <li>D332 <a href="/wiki/Budu_language" title="Budu language">Budu</a></li> <li>D333 <a href="/wiki/Ndaka_language" title="Ndaka language">Ndaaka</a></li> <li>D334 <a href="/wiki/Mbo_language_(Congo)" title="Mbo language (Congo)">Mbo</a></li> <li>D335 <a href="/wiki/Beeke_language" title="Beeke language">Beeke</a></li> <li>D336 <a href="/wiki/Ngbee_language" title="Ngbee language">Ngbee</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]D40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]D41 <a href="/wiki/Konjo_language_(Bantu)" title="Konjo language (Bantu)">Konzo</a></li> <li>[J]D42 <a href="/wiki/Nande_language" title="Nande language">Ndandi</a></li> <li>[J]D43 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga_language" title="Nyanga language">Nyanga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]D50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]D51 <a href="/wiki/Hunde_language" title="Hunde language">Hunde</a></li> <li>[J]D52 <a href="/wiki/Havu_language" title="Havu language">Haavu</a></li> <li>[J]D53 <a href="/wiki/Shi_language" title="Shi language">Nyabungu</a></li> <li>[J]D54 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Ibembe)" title="Bembe language (Ibembe)">Bembe</a></li> 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0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E11 <a href="/wiki/Nyoro_language" title="Nyoro language">Nyoro</a></li> <li>[J]E12 <a href="/wiki/Tooro_language" title="Tooro language">Tooro</a></li> <li>[J]E13 <a href="/wiki/Nkore_language" title="Nkore language">Nyankore</a></li> <li>[J]E14 <a href="/wiki/Kiga_language" title="Kiga language">Ciga</a></li> <li>[J]E15 <a href="/wiki/Luganda" title="Luganda">Ganda</a></li> <li>[J]E16 <a href="/wiki/Soga_language" title="Soga language">Soga</a></li> <li>[J]E17 <a href="/wiki/Gwere_language" title="Gwere language">Gwere</a></li> <li>[J]E18 <a href="/wiki/Luhya_language" title="Luhya language">Nyala</a></li> <li>[JE101 <a href="/wiki/Gungu_language" title="Gungu language">Gungu</a></li> <li>JE102 <a href="/wiki/Talinga_language" title="Talinga language">Talinga-Bwisi</a></li> <li>JE103 <a href="/wiki/Ruuli_language" title="Ruuli language">Ruli</a></li> <li>JE121 <a href="/wiki/Hema_language" title="Hema language">Hema</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E21 <a href="/wiki/Nyambo_language" title="Nyambo language">Nyambo</a></li> <li>[J]E22 <a href="/wiki/Haya_language" title="Haya language">Ziba</a></li> <li>[J]E23 <a href="/wiki/Zinza_language" title="Zinza language">Dzindza</a></li> <li>[J]E24 <a href="/wiki/Kerewe_language" title="Kerewe language">Kerebe</a></li> <li>[J]E25 <a href="/wiki/Jita_language" title="Jita language">Jita</a></li> <li>[JE221 <a href="/wiki/Haya_language" title="Haya language">Rashi</a></li> <li>JE251 <a href="/wiki/Kwaya_language" title="Kwaya language">Kwaya</a></li> <li>JE252 <a href="/wiki/Kara_language_(Tanzania)" title="Kara language (Tanzania)">Kara</a></li> <li>JE253 <a href="/wiki/Kwaya_language" title="Kwaya language">Ruri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E31a <a href="/wiki/Masaba_language" title="Masaba language">Gisu</a></li> <li>[J]E31b <a href="/wiki/Masaba_language" title="Masaba language">Kisu</a></li> <li>[J]E31c <a href="/wiki/Bukusu_dialect" title="Bukusu dialect">Bukusu</a></li> <li>[J]E32a <a href="/wiki/Luhya_language" title="Luhya language">Hanga</a></li> <li>[J]E32b <a href="/wiki/Luhya_language" title="Luhya language">Tsotso</a></li> <li>[J]E33 <a href="/wiki/Nyole_language_(Kenya)" title="Nyole language (Kenya)">Nyore</a></li> <li>[J]E34 <a href="/wiki/Samia_language" title="Samia language">Saamia</a></li> <li>[J]E35 <a href="/wiki/Nyole_language_(Uganda)" title="Nyole language (Uganda)">Nyuli</a></li> <li>[JE341 <a href="/wiki/Khayo_language" title="Khayo language">Xaayo</a></li> <li>JE342 <a href="/wiki/Marachi_language" title="Marachi language">Marachi</a></li> <li>JE343 <a href="/wiki/Samia_language" title="Samia language">Songa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E41 <a href="/wiki/Logooli_language" title="Logooli language">Logooli</a></li> <li>[J]E42 <a href="/wiki/Gusii_language" title="Gusii language">Gusii</a></li> <li>[J]E43 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Koria</a></li> <li>[J]E44 <a href="/wiki/Zanaki_language" title="Zanaki language">Zanaki</a></li> <li>[J]E45 <a href="/wiki/Ikoma_language" title="Ikoma language">Nata</a></li> <li>E46 <a href="/wiki/Sonjo_language" title="Sonjo language">Sonjo</a></li> <li>[JE401 <a href="/wiki/Ngoreme_language" title="Ngoreme language">Nguruimi</a></li> <li>JE402 <a href="/wiki/Ikizu_language" title="Ikizu language">Ikizu</a></li> <li>JE403 <a href="/wiki/Suba_language" title="Suba language">Suba</a>/<a href="/wiki/Suba-Simbiti_language" title="Suba-Simbiti language">Suba-Simbiti</a></li> <li>JE404 <a href="/wiki/Ikizu_language" title="Ikizu language">Shashi</a></li> <li>JE405 <a href="/wiki/Kabwa_language" title="Kabwa language">Kabwa</a></li> <li>JE406 <a href="/wiki/Singa_language" title="Singa language">Singa</a></li> <li>JE407 <a href="/wiki/Ware_language" title="Ware language">Ware</a></li> <li>JE411 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki_language" title="Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language">Idaxo</a></li> <li>JE412 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki_language" title="Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language">Isuxa</a></li> <li>JE413 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki_language" title="Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language">Tiriki</a></li> <li>JE431 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Simbiti</a></li> <li>JE432 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Hacha</a></li> <li>JE433 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Surwa</a></li> <li>JE434 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Sweta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">E50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E51 <a href="/wiki/Kikuyu_language" title="Kikuyu language">Kikuyu</a></li> <li>E52 <a href="/wiki/Embu_language" title="Embu language">Embu</a></li> <li>E53 <a href="/wiki/Meru_language" title="Meru language">Meru</a></li> <li>E54 <a href="/wiki/Meru_language" title="Meru language">Saraka</a></li> <li>E55 <a href="/wiki/Kamba_language" title="Kamba language">Kamba</a></li> <li>E56 <a href="/wiki/Kamba_language" title="Kamba language">Daiso</a></li> <li>[E531 <a href="/wiki/Meru_language" title="Meru language">Mwimbi-Muthambi</a></li> <li>E541 <a href="/wiki/Meru_language" title="Meru language">Cuka</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">E60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E61[621a] <a href="/wiki/West_Kilimanjaro_language" title="West Kilimanjaro language">Rwo</a></li> <li>E62a[621b,622a] <a href="/wiki/West_Kilimanjaro_language" title="West Kilimanjaro language">Hai</a></li> <li>E62b[622c] <a href="/wiki/Central_Kilimanjaro_language" title="Central Kilimanjaro language">Wunjo</a></li> <li>E62c[623] <a href="/wiki/Rombo_language" title="Rombo language">Rombo</a></li> <li>E63 <a href="/wiki/Rusa_language" title="Rusa language">Rusa</a></li> <li>E64 <a href="/wiki/Kahe_language" title="Kahe language">Kahe</a></li> <li>E65 <a href="/wiki/Gweno_language" title="Gweno language">Gweno</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">E70</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>E71 <a href="/wiki/Pokomo_language" title="Pokomo language">Pokomo</a></li> <li>E72a <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Gyriama</a></li> <li>E72b <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Kauma</a></li> <li>E72c <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Conyi</a></li> <li>E72d <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Duruma</a></li> <li>E72e <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Rabai</a></li> <li>E73 <a href="/wiki/Digo_language" title="Digo language">Digo</a></li> <li>E74a <a href="/wiki/Taita_language" title="Taita language">Dabida</a></li> <li>E74b[741] <a href="/wiki/Taita_language" title="Taita language">Sagala</a></li> <li>[E701 <a href="/wiki/Ilwana_language" title="Ilwana language">Elwana</a></li> <li>E731 <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Segeju</a></li> <li>E732 <a href="/wiki/Mijikenda_language" title="Mijikenda language">Degere</a></li> <li>E74 <a href="/wiki/Taita_language" title="Taita language">Taita</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone F</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">F10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F11 <a href="/wiki/Tongwe_language" title="Tongwe language">Tongwe</a></li> <li>F12 <a href="/wiki/Tongwe_language" title="Tongwe language">Bende</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]F20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]F21 <a href="/wiki/Sukuma_language" title="Sukuma language">Sukuma</a></li> <li>[J]F22 <a href="/wiki/Nyamwezi_language" title="Nyamwezi language">Nyamwezi</a></li> <li>[J]F23 <a href="/wiki/Sumbwa_language" title="Sumbwa language">Sumbwa</a></li> <li>[J]F24 <a href="/wiki/Kimbu_language" title="Kimbu language">Kimbu</a></li> <li>[J]F25 <a href="/wiki/Bungu_language" title="Bungu language">Bungu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">F30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>F31 <a href="/wiki/Iramba_language" title="Iramba language">Nilamba</a></li> <li>F32 <a href="/wiki/Turu_language" title="Turu language">Remi</a></li> <li>F33 <a href="/wiki/Rangi_language" title="Rangi language">Langi</a></li> <li>F34 <a href="/wiki/Mbugwe_language" title="Mbugwe language">Mbugwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone G</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">G10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>G11 <a href="/wiki/Gogo_language" title="Gogo language">Gogo</a></li> <li>G12 <a href="/wiki/Kagulu_language" title="Kagulu language">Kaguru</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">G20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>G21 <a href="/wiki/Taveta_language" title="Taveta language">Tubeta</a></li> <li>G22 <a href="/wiki/Pare_language" title="Pare language">Asu</a></li> <li>G23 <a href="/wiki/Shambala_language" title="Shambala language">Shambala</a></li> <li>G24 <a href="/wiki/Bondei_language" title="Bondei language">Bondei</a></li> <li>[G221 <a href="/wiki/Mbugu_language" title="Mbugu language">Mbugu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">G30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>G31 <a href="/wiki/Zigula_language" title="Zigula language">Zigula</a></li> <li>G32 <a href="/wiki/Kwere_language" title="Kwere language">Ngwele</a></li> <li>G33 <a href="/wiki/Zaramo_language" title="Zaramo language">Zaramo</a></li> <li>G34 <a href="/wiki/Ngulu_language" title="Ngulu language">Ngulu</a></li> <li>G35 <a href="/wiki/Luguru_language" title="Luguru language">Ruguru</a></li> <li>G36 <a href="/wiki/Kami_language_(Tanzania)" title="Kami language (Tanzania)">Kami</a></li> <li>G37 <a href="/wiki/Kutu_language" title="Kutu language">Kutu</a></li> <li>G38 <a href="/wiki/Vidunda_language" title="Vidunda language">Vidunda</a></li> <li>G39 <a href="/wiki/Sagara_language" title="Sagara language">Sagala</a></li> <li>[G301 <a href="/wiki/Doe_language" title="Doe language">Doe</a></li> <li>G311 <a href="/wiki/Zigula_language" title="Zigula language">Mushungulu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">G40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>G41 <a href="/wiki/Bajuni_dialect" title="Bajuni dialect">Tikuu</a></li> <li>G42a <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Amu</a></li> <li>G42b <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Mvita</a></li> <li>G42c <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Mrima</a></li> <li>G42d <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Unguja</a></li> <li>G43a <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Phemba</a></li> <li>G43b <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Tumbatu</a></li> <li>G43c <a href="/wiki/Swahili_language" title="Swahili language">Hadimu</a></li> <li>G44a <a href="/wiki/Comorian_languages" title="Comorian languages">Ngazija</a></li> <li>G44b <a href="/wiki/Comorian_languages" title="Comorian languages">Njuani</a></li> <li>[G402 <a href="/wiki/Makwe_language" title="Makwe language">Makwe</a></li> <li>G403 <a href="/wiki/Mwani_language" title="Mwani language">Mwani</a></li> <li>G404 <a href="/wiki/Sidi_language" title="Sidi language">Sidi</a></li> <li>G411 <a href="/wiki/Socotra_Swahili_language" title="Socotra Swahili language">Socotra Swahili</a></li> <li>G412 <a href="/wiki/Bravanese_dialect" title="Bravanese dialect">Mwiini</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">G50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>G51 <a href="/wiki/Pogolo_language" title="Pogolo language">Pogolo</a></li> <li>G52 <a href="/wiki/Ndamba_language" title="Ndamba language">Ndamba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">G60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>G61 <a href="/wiki/Sangu_language_(Tanzania)" title="Sangu language (Tanzania)">Sango</a></li> <li>G62 <a href="/wiki/Hehe_language" title="Hehe language">Hehe</a></li> <li>G63 <a href="/wiki/Bena_language" title="Bena language">Bena</a></li> <li>G64 <a href="/wiki/Pangwa_language" title="Pangwa language">Pangwa</a></li> <li>G65 <a href="/wiki/Kinga_language" title="Kinga language">Kinga</a></li> <li>G66 <a href="/wiki/Vwanji_language" title="Vwanji language">Wanji</a></li> <li>G67 <a href="/wiki/Kisi_language_(Tanzania)" title="Kisi language (Tanzania)">Kisi</a></li> <li>[G651 <a href="/wiki/Magoma_language" title="Magoma language">Magoma</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone H</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">H10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>H11 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Kibembe)" title="Bembe language (Kibembe)">Beembe</a></li> <li>H12 <a href="/wiki/Vili_language" title="Vili language">Vili</a></li> <li>H13 <a href="/wiki/Kunyi_language" title="Kunyi language">Kunyi</a></li> <li>H14 <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Ndingi</a></li> <li>H15 <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Mboka</a></li> <li>H16a <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">South Kongo</a></li> <li>H16b <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Central Kongo</a></li> <li>H16c <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Yombe</a></li> <li>H16d <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Fiote</a></li> <li>H16e <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Bwende</a></li> <li>H16f <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Laadi</a></li> <li>H16g <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">East Kongo</a></li> <li>H16h <a href="/wiki/Kongo_language" title="Kongo language">Southeast Kongo</a></li> <li>[H111 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Kibembe)" title="Bembe language (Kibembe)">Hangala</a></li> <li>H112 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Kibembe)" title="Bembe language (Kibembe)">Kamba</a>-<a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Kibembe)" title="Bembe language (Kibembe)">Doondo</a></li> <li>H131 <a href="/wiki/Suundi_language" title="Suundi language">Suundi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">H20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>H21a <a href="/wiki/Kimbundu" title="Kimbundu">Kimbundu</a></li> <li>H21b <a href="/wiki/Kimbundu" title="Kimbundu">Mbamba</a></li> <li>H22 <a href="/wiki/Sama_language_(Angola)" title="Sama language (Angola)">Sama</a></li> <li>H23 <a href="/wiki/Bolo_language" title="Bolo language">Bolo</a></li> <li>H24 <a href="/wiki/Nsongo_language" title="Nsongo language">Songo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">H30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>H31 <a href="/wiki/Yaka_language_(Congo%E2%80%93Angola)" title="Yaka language (Congo–Angola)">Yaka</a></li> <li>H32 <a href="/wiki/Suku_language" title="Suku language">Suku</a></li> <li>H33 [L12b] <a href="/wiki/Holu_language" title="Holu language">Hungu</a></li> <li>H34 <a href="/wiki/Mbangala_language" title="Mbangala language">Mbangala</a></li> <li>H35 <a href="/wiki/Shinji_language" title="Shinji language">Sinji</a></li> <li>[H321 <a href="/wiki/Sonde_language" title="Sonde language">Soonde</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">H40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>H41 <a href="/wiki/Mbala_language" title="Mbala language">Mbala</a></li> <li>H42 <a href="/wiki/Hungana_language" title="Hungana language">Hunganna</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><i>Italics</i> indicate <a href="/wiki/Language_death" title="Language death">extinct languages</a>.</li> <li>Languages between parentheses are <a href="/wiki/Variety_(linguistics)" title="Variety (linguistics)">varieties</a> of the language on their left.</li></ul> <ul><li>The <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Guthrie classification</a> is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.</li></ul> <dl><dt>Narrow Bantu languages by Guthrie classification zone templates</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Narrow_Bantu_languages_(Zones_A%E2%80%93B)" title="Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones A–B)">Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones A–B)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Narrow_Bantu_languages_(Zones_C%E2%80%93D)" title="Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D)">Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones C–D)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Narrow_Bantu_languages_(Zones_E%E2%80%93H)" title="Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H)">Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones E–H)</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/Template:Narrow_Bantu_languages_(Zones_J%E2%80%93M)" title="Template:Narrow Bantu languages (Zones J–M)">Template:Narrow Bantu 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J*</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]D40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]D41 <a href="/wiki/Konjo_language_(Bantu)" title="Konjo language (Bantu)">Konzo</a></li> <li>[J]D42 <a href="/wiki/Nande_language" title="Nande language">Ndandi</a></li> <li>[J]D43 <a href="/wiki/Nyanga_language" title="Nyanga language">Nyanga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]D50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]D51 <a href="/wiki/Hunde_language" title="Hunde language">Hunde</a></li> <li>[J]D52 <a href="/wiki/Havu_language" title="Havu language">Haavu</a></li> <li>[J]D53 <a href="/wiki/Shi_language" title="Shi language">Nyabungu</a></li> <li>[J]D54 <a href="/wiki/Bembe_language_(Ibembe)" title="Bembe language (Ibembe)">Bembe</a></li> <li>[J]D55 <a href="/wiki/Buyu_language" title="Buyu language">Buyi</a></li> <li>[J]D56 <a href="/wiki/Kabwari_language" title="Kabwari language">Kabwari</a></li> <li>[JD501 <a href="/wiki/Shi_language" title="Shi language">Nyindu</a></li> <li>[J]JD502 <a href="/wiki/Yaka_language_(Kivu)" title="Yaka language (Kivu)">Yaka</a></li> <li>[J]JD531 <a href="/wiki/Tembo_(Kitembo)_language" title="Tembo (Kitembo) language">Tembo</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]D60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]D61 <a href="/wiki/Kinyarwanda" title="Kinyarwanda">Ruanda</a></li> <li>[J]D62 <a href="/wiki/Kirundi" title="Kirundi">Rundi</a></li> <li>[J]D63 <a href="/wiki/Fuliiru_language" title="Fuliiru language">Fuliiro</a></li> <li>[J]D64 <a href="/wiki/Subi_language" title="Subi language">Subi</a></li> <li>[J]D65 <a href="/wiki/Hangaza_language" title="Hangaza language">Hangaza</a></li> <li>[J]D66 <a href="/wiki/Ha_language" title="Ha language">Ha</a></li> <li>[J]D67 <a href="/wiki/Vinza_language" title="Vinza language">Vinza</a></li> <li>[JD631 <a href="/wiki/Fuliiru_language" title="Fuliiru language">Vira</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E11 <a href="/wiki/Nyoro_language" title="Nyoro language">Nyoro</a></li> <li>[J]E12 <a href="/wiki/Tooro_language" title="Tooro language">Tooro</a></li> <li>[J]E13 <a href="/wiki/Nkore_language" title="Nkore language">Nyankore</a></li> <li>[J]E14 <a href="/wiki/Kiga_language" title="Kiga language">Ciga</a></li> <li>[J]E15 <a href="/wiki/Luganda" title="Luganda">Ganda</a></li> <li>[J]E16 <a href="/wiki/Soga_language" title="Soga language">Soga</a></li> <li>[J]E17 <a href="/wiki/Gwere_language" title="Gwere language">Gwere</a></li> <li>[J]E18 <a href="/wiki/Luhya_language" title="Luhya language">Nyala</a></li> <li>[JE101 <a href="/wiki/Gungu_language" title="Gungu language">Gungu</a></li> <li>JE102 <a href="/wiki/Talinga_language" title="Talinga language">Talinga-Bwisi</a></li> <li>JE103 <a href="/wiki/Ruuli_language" title="Ruuli language">Ruli</a></li> <li>JE121 <a href="/wiki/Hema_language" title="Hema language">Hema</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E21 <a href="/wiki/Nyambo_language" title="Nyambo language">Nyambo</a></li> <li>[J]E22 <a href="/wiki/Haya_language" title="Haya language">Ziba</a></li> <li>[J]E23 <a href="/wiki/Zinza_language" title="Zinza language">Dzindza</a></li> <li>[J]E24 <a href="/wiki/Kerewe_language" title="Kerewe language">Kerebe</a></li> <li>[J]E25 <a href="/wiki/Jita_language" title="Jita language">Jita</a></li> <li>[JE221 <a href="/wiki/Haya_language" title="Haya language">Rashi</a></li> <li>JE251 <a href="/wiki/Kwaya_language" title="Kwaya language">Kwaya</a></li> <li>JE252 <a href="/wiki/Kara_language_(Tanzania)" title="Kara language (Tanzania)">Kara</a></li> <li>JE253 <a href="/wiki/Kwaya_language" title="Kwaya language">Ruri</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E31a <a href="/wiki/Masaba_language" title="Masaba language">Gisu</a></li> <li>[J]E31b <a href="/wiki/Masaba_language" title="Masaba language">Kisu</a></li> <li>[J]E31c <a href="/wiki/Bukusu_dialect" title="Bukusu dialect">Bukusu</a></li> <li>[J]E32a <a href="/wiki/Luhya_language" title="Luhya language">Hanga</a></li> <li>[J]E32b <a href="/wiki/Luhya_language" title="Luhya language">Tsotso</a></li> <li>[J]E33 <a href="/wiki/Nyole_language_(Kenya)" title="Nyole language (Kenya)">Nyore</a></li> <li>[J]E34 <a href="/wiki/Samia_language" title="Samia language">Saamia</a></li> <li>[J]E35 <a href="/wiki/Nyole_language_(Uganda)" title="Nyole language (Uganda)">Nyuli</a></li> <li>[JE341 <a href="/wiki/Khayo_language" title="Khayo language">Xaayo</a></li> <li>JE342 <a href="/wiki/Marachi_language" title="Marachi language">Marachi</a></li> <li>JE343 <a href="/wiki/Samia_language" title="Samia language">Songa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]E40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]E41 <a href="/wiki/Logooli_language" title="Logooli language">Logooli</a></li> <li>[J]E42 <a href="/wiki/Gusii_language" title="Gusii language">Gusii</a></li> <li>[J]E43 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Koria</a></li> <li>[J]E44 <a href="/wiki/Zanaki_language" title="Zanaki language">Zanaki</a></li> <li>[J]E45 <a href="/wiki/Ikoma_language" title="Ikoma language">Nata</a></li> <li>E46 <a href="/wiki/Sonjo_language" title="Sonjo language">Sonjo</a></li> <li>[JE401 <a href="/wiki/Ngoreme_language" title="Ngoreme language">Nguruimi</a></li> <li>JE402 <a href="/wiki/Ikizu_language" title="Ikizu language">Ikizu</a></li> <li>JE403 <a href="/wiki/Suba_language" title="Suba language">Suba</a>/<a href="/wiki/Suba-Simbiti_language" title="Suba-Simbiti language">Suba-Simbiti</a></li> <li>JE404 <a href="/wiki/Ikizu_language" title="Ikizu language">Shashi</a></li> <li>JE405 <a href="/wiki/Kabwa_language" title="Kabwa language">Kabwa</a></li> <li>JE406 <a href="/wiki/Singa_language" title="Singa language">Singa</a></li> <li>JE407 <a href="/wiki/Ware_language" title="Ware language">Ware</a></li> <li>JE411 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki_language" title="Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language">Idaxo</a></li> <li>JE412 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki_language" title="Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language">Isuxa</a></li> <li>JE413 <a href="/wiki/Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki_language" title="Idaxo-Isuxa-Tiriki language">Tiriki</a></li> <li>JE431 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Simbiti</a></li> <li>JE432 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Hacha</a></li> <li>JE433 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Surwa</a></li> <li>JE434 <a href="/wiki/Kuria_language" title="Kuria language">Sweta</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">[J]F20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>[J]F21 <a href="/wiki/Sukuma_language" title="Sukuma language">Sukuma</a></li> <li>[J]F22 <a href="/wiki/Nyamwezi_language" title="Nyamwezi language">Nyamwezi</a></li> <li>[J]F23 <a href="/wiki/Sumbwa_language" title="Sumbwa language">Sumbwa</a></li> <li>[J]F24 <a href="/wiki/Kimbu_language" title="Kimbu language">Kimbu</a></li> <li>[J]F25 <a href="/wiki/Bungu_language" title="Bungu language">Bungu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone K</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">K10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>K11 <a href="/wiki/Chokwe_language" title="Chokwe language">Chokwe</a></li> <li>K12a <a href="/wiki/Luimbi_language" title="Luimbi language">Luimbi</a></li> <li>K12b <a href="/wiki/Luchazi" title="Luchazi">Nyemba</a></li> <li>K13 <a href="/wiki/Luchazi" title="Luchazi">Lucazi</a></li> <li>K14 <a href="/wiki/Luvale_language" title="Luvale language">Lwena</a></li> <li>K15 <a href="/wiki/Mbunda_language" title="Mbunda language">Mbunda</a></li> <li>K16 <a href="/wiki/Nyengo_language" title="Nyengo language">Nyengo</a></li> <li>K17 <a href="/wiki/Luchazi" title="Luchazi">Mbwela</a></li> <li>K18 <a href="/wiki/Mbunda_language" title="Mbunda language">Nkangala</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">K20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>K21 <a href="/wiki/Lozi_language" title="Lozi language">Lozi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">K30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>K31 <a href="/wiki/Luyana_language" title="Luyana language">Luyana</a></li> <li>K32 <a href="/wiki/Mbowe_language" title="Mbowe language">Mbowe</a></li> <li>K33 <a href="/wiki/Kwangali_language" title="Kwangali language">Kwangali</a></li> <li>K34 <a href="/wiki/Mashi_language" title="Mashi language">Mashi</a></li> <li>K35 <a href="/wiki/Simaa_language" title="Simaa language">Simaa</a></li> <li>K36 <a href="/wiki/Shanjo_language" title="Shanjo language">Sanjo</a></li> <li>K37 <a href="/wiki/Kwangwa_language" title="Kwangwa language">Kwangwa</a></li> <li>[K321 <a href="/wiki/Mbowe_language" title="Mbowe language">Mbume</a></li> <li>K322 <a href="/wiki/Mbowe_language" title="Mbowe language">Liyuwa</a></li> <li>K332 <a href="/wiki/Dciriku_language" title="Dciriku language">Manyo</a></li> <li>K333 <a href="/wiki/Mbukushu_language" title="Mbukushu language">Mbukushu</a></li> <li>K334 <a href="/wiki/Dciriku_language" title="Dciriku language">Mbogedu</a></li> <li>K351 <a href="/wiki/Simaa_language" title="Simaa language">Mulonga</a></li> <li>K352 <a href="/wiki/Simaa_language" title="Simaa language">Mwenyi</a></li> <li>K353 <a href="/wiki/Simaa_language" title="Simaa language">Koma</a></li> <li>K354 <a href="/wiki/Simaa_language" title="Simaa language">Imilangu</a></li> <li>K371 <a href="/wiki/Kwangwa_language" title="Kwangwa language">Kwandi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">K40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>K41 <a href="/wiki/Totela_language" title="Totela language">Totela</a></li> <li>K42 <a href="/wiki/Kuhane_language" title="Kuhane language">Subiya</a></li> <li>[K402 <a href="/wiki/Fwe_language" title="Fwe language">Fwe</a></li> <li>K411 <a href="/wiki/Totela_language" title="Totela language">Totela of Namibia</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone L</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>L11 <a href="/wiki/Pende_language" title="Pende language">Pende</a></li> <li>L12 <a href="/wiki/Holu_language" title="Holu language">Samba</a> & <a href="/wiki/Holu_language" title="Holu language">Holu</a></li> <li>L13 <a href="/wiki/Kwese_language" title="Kwese language">Kwese</a></li> <li>[L101 <a href="/wiki/Sonde_language" title="Sonde language">Sonde</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>L21 <a href="/wiki/Kete_language" title="Kete language">Kete</a></li> <li>L22 <a href="/wiki/Binji_language" title="Binji language">Binji</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lwalu_language" title="Lwalu language">Mbagani</a></li></ul></li> <li>L23 <a href="/wiki/Songe_language" title="Songe language">Songe</a></li> <li>L24 <a href="/wiki/Luna_language" title="Luna language">Luna</a></li> <li>[L201 <a href="/wiki/Budya_language" title="Budya language">Budya</a></li> <li>L202 <a href="/wiki/Hemba_language" title="Hemba language">Yazi</a></li> <li>L221 <a href="/wiki/Lwalu_language" title="Lwalu language">Lwalwa</a></li> <li>L231 <a href="/wiki/Binji_language" title="Binji language">Binji</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>L31a <a href="/wiki/Luba-Kasai_language" title="Luba-Kasai language">Luba-Kasai</a></li> <li>L31b <a href="/wiki/Luba-Kasai_language" title="Luba-Kasai language">Lulua</a></li> <li>L32 <a href="/wiki/Kanyok_language" title="Kanyok language">Kanyoka</a></li> <li>L33 <a href="/wiki/Luba-Katanga_language" title="Luba-Katanga language">Luba-Katanga</a></li> <li>L34 <a href="/wiki/Hemba_language" title="Hemba language">Hemba</a></li> <li>L35 <a href="/wiki/Sanga_language_(Bantu)" title="Sanga language (Bantu)">Sanga</a></li> <li>[L301 <a href="/wiki/Kebwe_language" title="Kebwe language">Kebwe</a></li> <li>L331 <a href="/wiki/Zela_language" title="Zela language">Zeela</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>L41 <a href="/wiki/Kaonde_language" title="Kaonde language">Kaonde</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>L51 <a href="/wiki/Salampasu_language" title="Salampasu language">Salampasu</a></li> <li>L52 <a href="/wiki/Lunda_language" title="Lunda language">Lunda</a></li> <li>L53 <a href="/wiki/Ruund_language" title="Ruund language">Ruund</a></li> <li>[L511 <a href="/wiki/Salampasu_language" title="Salampasu language">Luntu</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">L60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>L61 <a href="/wiki/Nkoya_language" title="Nkoya language">Mbwera</a></li> <li>L62 <a href="/wiki/Nkoya_language" title="Nkoya language">Nkoya</a></li> <li>[L601 <a href="/wiki/Nkoya_language" title="Nkoya language">Kolwe</a></li> <li>L602 <a href="/wiki/Nkoya_language" title="Nkoya language">Lushangi</a></li> <li>L603 <a href="/wiki/Nkoya_language" title="Nkoya language">Shasha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone M</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M11 <a href="/wiki/Pimbwe_language" title="Pimbwe language">Pimbwe</a></li> <li>M12 <a href="/wiki/Rungwa_language" title="Rungwa language">Rungwa</a></li> <li>M13 <a href="/wiki/Fipa_language" title="Fipa language">Fipa</a></li> <li>M14 <a href="/wiki/Mambwe-Lungu_language" title="Mambwe-Lungu language">Rungu</a></li> <li>M15 <a href="/wiki/Mambwe-Lungu_language" title="Mambwe-Lungu language">Mambwe</a></li> <li>[M131 <a href="/wiki/Fipa_language" title="Fipa language">Kuulwe</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M21 <a href="/wiki/Wanda_language" title="Wanda language">Wanda</a></li> <li>M22 <a href="/wiki/Mwanga_language" title="Mwanga language">Mwanga</a></li> <li>M23 <a href="/wiki/Nyiha_language" title="Nyiha language">Nyiha</a></li> <li>M24 <a href="/wiki/Malila_language" title="Malila language">Malila</a></li> <li>M25 <a href="/wiki/Safwa_language" title="Safwa language">Safwa</a></li> <li>M26 <a href="/wiki/Mwanga_language" title="Mwanga language">Iwa</a></li> <li>M27 <a href="/wiki/Mwanga_language" title="Mwanga language">Tambo</a></li> <li>[M201 <a href="/wiki/Lambya_language" title="Lambya language">Lambya</a></li> <li>M202 <a href="/wiki/Lambya_language" title="Lambya language">Sukwa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M31 <a href="/wiki/Nyakyusa_language" title="Nyakyusa language">Nyakyusa</a></li> <li>[M301 <a href="/wiki/Ndali_language" title="Ndali language">Ndali</a></li> <li>M302 <a href="/wiki/Penja_language" title="Penja language">Penja</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M41 <a href="/wiki/Taabwa_language" title="Taabwa language">Taabwa</a></li> <li>M42 <a href="/wiki/Bemba_language" title="Bemba language">Bemba</a></li> <li>[M401 <a href="/wiki/Bwile_language" title="Bwile language">Bwile</a></li> <li>M402 <a href="/wiki/Aushi_language" title="Aushi language">Aushi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M50</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M51 <a href="/wiki/Lala-Bisa_language" title="Lala-Bisa language">Biisa</a></li> <li>M52 <a href="/wiki/Lala-Bisa_language" title="Lala-Bisa language">Lala</a></li> <li>M53 <a href="/wiki/Lala-Bisa_language" title="Lala-Bisa language">Swaka</a></li> <li>M54 <a href="/wiki/Lamba_language" title="Lamba language">Lamba</a></li> <li>M55 <a href="/wiki/Seba_language" title="Seba language">Seba</a></li> <li>[M521 <a href="/wiki/Lala-Bisa_language" title="Lala-Bisa language">Ambo</a></li> <li>M522 <a href="/wiki/Lala-Bisa_language" title="Lala-Bisa language">Luano</a></li> <li>M541 <a href="/wiki/Lamba_language" title="Lamba language">Lima</a></li> <li>M542 <a href="/wiki/Lamba_language" title="Lamba language">Temba</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">M60</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>M61 <a href="/wiki/Lenje_language" title="Lenje language">Lenje</a></li> <li>M62 <a href="/wiki/Soli_language" title="Soli language">Soli</a></li> <li>M63 <a href="/wiki/Ila_language" title="Ila language">Ila</a></li> <li>M64 <a href="/wiki/Tonga_language_(Zambia_and_Zimbabwe)" title="Tonga language (Zambia and Zimbabwe)">Tonga</a></li> <li>[M611 <a href="/wiki/Lenje_language" title="Lenje language">Lukanga Twa</a></li> <li>M631 <a href="/wiki/Ila_language" title="Ila language">Sala</a></li> <li>M632 <a href="/wiki/Ila_language" title="Ila language">Lundwe</a></li> <li>M633 <a href="/wiki/Kafwe_Twa" title="Kafwe Twa">Kafue Twa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td 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4em">Narrow <a href="/wiki/Bantu_languages" title="Bantu languages">Bantu languages</a> (Zones N–S) (by <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Guthrie classification</a>)</div></th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone N</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">N10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N11 <a href="/wiki/Manda-Matumba_language" title="Manda-Matumba language">Manda</a></li> <li>N12 <a href="/wiki/Ngoni_language" title="Ngoni language">Ngoni</a></li> <li>N13 <a href="/wiki/Matengo_language" title="Matengo language">Matengo</a></li> <li>N14 <a href="/wiki/Mpoto_language" title="Mpoto language">Mpoto</a></li> <li>N15 <a href="/wiki/Tonga_language_(Malawi)" title="Tonga language (Malawi)">Tonga</a></li> <li>[N101 <a href="/wiki/Ndendeule_language" title="Ndendeule language">Ndendeule</a></li> <li>N102 <a href="/wiki/Nindi_language" title="Nindi language">Nindi</a></li> <li>N121 <a href="/wiki/Ngoni_language" title="Ngoni language">Ngoni of Malawi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">N20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N21 <a href="/wiki/Tumbuka_language" title="Tumbuka language">Tumbuka</a></li> <li>[N201 <a href="/wiki/Mbamba_Bay_language" title="Mbamba Bay language">Mwera of Mbamba Bay</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">N30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N31a <a href="/wiki/Chewa_language" title="Chewa language">Nyanja</a></li> <li>N31b <a href="/wiki/Chewa_language" title="Chewa language">Cewa</a></li> <li>N31c <a href="/wiki/Chewa_language" title="Chewa language">Manganja</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">N40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>N41 <a href="/wiki/Nsenga_language" title="Nsenga language">Nsenga</a></li> <li>N42 <a href="/wiki/Kunda_language" title="Kunda language">Kunda</a></li> <li>N43 <a href="/wiki/Nyungwe_language" title="Nyungwe language">Nyungwe</a></li> <li>N44 <a href="/wiki/Sena_language" title="Sena language">Sena</a></li> <li>N45[44] <a href="/wiki/Sena_language" title="Sena language">Rue</a></li> <li>N46[44] <a href="/wiki/Sena_language" title="Sena language">Podzo</a></li> <li>[N441 <a href="/wiki/Sena_language" title="Sena language">Sena-Malawi</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone P</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">P10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>P11 <a href="/wiki/Ndengereko_language" title="Ndengereko language">Ndengereko</a></li> <li>P12 <a href="/wiki/Ndengereko_language" title="Ndengereko language">Ruihi</a></li> <li>P13 <a href="/wiki/Matumbi_language" title="Matumbi language">Matumbi</a></li> <li>P14 <a href="/wiki/Ngindo_language" title="Ngindo language">Ngindo</a></li> <li>P15 <a href="/wiki/Mbunga_language" title="Mbunga language">Mbunga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">P20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>P21 <a href="/wiki/Yao_language" title="Yao language">Yao</a></li> <li>P22 <a href="/wiki/Mwera_language" title="Mwera language">Mwera</a></li> <li>P23 <a href="/wiki/Makonde_language" title="Makonde language">Makonde</a></li> <li>P24 <a href="/wiki/Makonde_language" title="Makonde language">Ndonde</a></li> <li>P25 <a href="/wiki/Makonde_language" title="Makonde language">Mabiha</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">P30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>P31 <a href="/wiki/Makhuwa_language" title="Makhuwa language">Makua</a></li> <li>P32 <a href="/wiki/Lomwe_language" title="Lomwe language">Lomwe</a></li> <li>P33 <a href="/wiki/Lomwe_language" title="Lomwe language">Ngulu</a></li> <li>P34 <a href="/wiki/Chuwabu_language" title="Chuwabu language">Cuabo</a></li> <li>[P311 <a href="/wiki/Koti_language" title="Koti language">Koti</a></li> <li>P312 <a href="/wiki/Nathembo_language" class="mw-redirect" title="Nathembo language">Sakati</a></li> <li>P331 <a href="/wiki/Malawi_Lomwe_language" title="Malawi Lomwe language">Lomwe of Malawi</a></li> <li>P341 <a href="/wiki/Moniga_language" title="Moniga language">Moniga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone R</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">R10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>R11 <a href="/wiki/Umbundu" title="Umbundu">Umbundu</a></li> <li>R12 <a href="/wiki/Ndombe_language" title="Ndombe language">Ndombe</a></li> <li>R13 <a href="/wiki/Nyaneka_language" title="Nyaneka language">Nyaneka</a></li> <li>R14 <a href="/wiki/Nkumbi_language" title="Nkumbi language">Khumbi</a></li> <li>[R101 <a href="/wiki/Kuvale_language" title="Kuvale language">Kuvale</a></li> <li>R102 <a href="/wiki/Kwisi_people" title="Kwisi people">Kwisi</a></li> <li>R103 <a href="/wiki/Mbali_language" title="Mbali language">Mbali</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">R20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>R21 <a href="/wiki/Kwanyama_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Kwanyama dialect">Kwanyama</a></li> <li>R22 <a href="/wiki/Ndonga_dialect" class="mw-redirect" title="Ndonga dialect">Ndonga</a></li> <li>R23 <a href="/wiki/Kwambi_dialect" title="Kwambi dialect">Kwambi</a></li> <li>R24 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Ngandyera</a></li> <li>[R211 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Kafima</a></li> <li>R212 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Evale</a></li> <li>R213 <a href="/wiki/Mbandja_language" title="Mbandja language">Mbandja</a></li> <li>R214 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Mbalanhu</a></li> <li>R215 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Ndongwena</a></li> <li>R216 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Kwankwa</a></li> <li>R217 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Dombondola</a></li> <li>R218 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Esinga</a></li> <li>R241 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Kwaluudhi</a></li> <li>R242 <a href="/wiki/Ovambo_language" title="Ovambo language">Kolonkadhi-Eunda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">R30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>R31 <a href="/wiki/Herero_language" title="Herero language">Herero</a></li> <li>[R311 <a href="/wiki/Zemba_language" title="Zemba language">North-West Herero</a></li> <li>R312 <a href="/wiki/Herero_language" title="Herero language">Botswana Herero</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">R40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>R41 <a href="/wiki/Yeyi_language" title="Yeyi language">Yei</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Zone S</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">S10</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S11 <a href="/wiki/Shona_language" title="Shona language">Korekore</a></li> <li>S12 <a href="/wiki/Shona_language" title="Shona language">Zezuru</a></li> <li>S13a <a href="/wiki/Manyika_dialect" title="Manyika dialect">Manyika</a></li> <li>S13b <a href="/wiki/Manyika_dialect" title="Manyika dialect">Tebe</a></li> <li>S14 <a href="/wiki/Shona_language" title="Shona language">Karanga</a></li> <li>S15 <a href="/wiki/Ndau_dialect" title="Ndau dialect">Ndau</a></li> <li>S16 <a href="/wiki/Kalanga_language" title="Kalanga language">Kalanga</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">S20</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S21 <a href="/wiki/Venda_language" title="Venda language">Venda</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">S30</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S31a <a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Tswana</a></li> <li>S31b <a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Kgatla</a></li> <li>S31c <a href="/wiki/Tswana_language" title="Tswana language">Ngwatu</a></li> <li>S31d[311] <a href="/wiki/Kgalagadi_language" title="Kgalagadi language">Khalaxadi</a></li> <li>S32a <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho" title="Northern Sotho">Pedi</a></li> <li>S32b <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho" title="Northern Sotho">Lobedu</a></li> <li>S33 <a href="/wiki/Sotho_language" title="Sotho language">Sotho</a></li> <li>[S301 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho#Other_varieties_of_Northern_Sotho" title="Northern Sotho">Phalaborwa</a></li> <li>S302 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho#Other_varieties_of_Northern_Sotho" title="Northern Sotho">Kutswe</a></li> <li>S303 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho#Other_varieties_of_Northern_Sotho" title="Northern Sotho">Pai</a></li> <li>S304 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Sotho#Other_varieties_of_Northern_Sotho" title="Northern Sotho">Pulana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">S40</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>S41 <a href="/wiki/Xhosa_language" title="Xhosa language">Xhosa</a></li> <li>S42 <a href="/wiki/Zulu_language" title="Zulu language">Zulu</a></li> <li>S43 <a href="/wiki/Swazi_language" title="Swazi language">Swati</a></li> <li>S44 <a href="/wiki/Northern_Ndebele_language" title="Northern Ndebele language">(Northern) Ndebele</a></li> <li>[S401 <a href="/wiki/Fengu_people" title="Fengu people">Old Mfengu</a></li> <li>S402 <a href="/wiki/Bhaca_language" 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