Kele languages

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Glottolog: kele1260
Linguistic classification: Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone B.20)Kele–Tsogo?Kele

The Kele or Sheke languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from Seki (Sheke) (B.21) itself, the languages form a valid node. They are:

Lengue, Ndasa, Sigu (Sighu), Kele (Dikele), Ngom, Mbangwe, Wumbvu, Kota, Shake (Sake), Mahongwe, ?Seki (Sheke)

Maho (2009) adds B203 Sama, B204 Ndambomo, B205 Metombola.

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Kele languages Wikipedia

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