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Northeast Coast Bantu languages

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Glottolog:
  
nort3209

Geographic distribution:
  
Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros

Linguistic classification:
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu

The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the Bantu languages spoken along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma. In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E.

The languages, or clusters, are:

  • Pare (G20+E70): Pare (Asu), Taveta
  • Sabaki (G40+E70): Swahili, Nyika, etc.
  • Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala, Bondei, Zigula (Mushungulu), Ngulu
  • Ruvu (G30+G10): Gogo, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru, Kutu, Kami, Zaramo, Kwere, Doe

    • The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.

    Mbugu (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.

    References

    Northeast Coast Bantu languages Wikipedia
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