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Botatwe languages

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Geographic distribution:
  
E Zambia, SE DR-Congo

Glottolog:
  
bota1239

Linguistic classification:
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone M.60) Botatwe

The Botatwe languages are a group of Bantu languages . They are Guthrie group M.60 (Lenje–Tonga) plus some of the Subia languages (K.40):

  • Tonga (incl. Dombe, Sala, Kafue Twa)
  • Ila (Lundwe)
  • Soli
  • Lenje (incl. Lukanga Twa)
  • Subia (K40): Fwe (Sifwe), Kuhane (Subiya, Mbalang'we)
  • Totela (K41 and K411)

    • Nurse (2003) suspects that the Sabi languages may be related.

    References

    Botatwe languages Wikipedia
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