Geographic
distribution Central reaches of the Congo River and adjacent areas Linguistic classification Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid
Bantu (Zone B.50)
Teke–Mbere?
Nzebi Glottolog njeb1244 (Njebi)
west2839 (West Teke) | ||
The Nzebi languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.50 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Nzebi languages form a valid node with West Teke (B.70). The languages are:
(B.50) Nzebi, Wanzi, Duma, Tsaangi, (B.70) West Teke (Tsaayi, Laali, Yaa/Yaka, Tyee)Maho (2009) adds B502 Mwele and B503 Vili (Ibhili).
References
Nzebi languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA