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)
References
Kele languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA