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Pende languages

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Glottolog
  
mbal1259

Linguistic classification
  
Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone L.10)Pende

The Pende or Holu languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone L.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they form a valid node together with a couple languages from Zone H:

(L10) Pende, Samba–Holu, Kwese, (H10) Suundi, (H40) Mbala

Maho (2009) adds Sonde to L10.

References

Pende languages Wikipedia


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