Glottolog shon1250 | ||
Linguistic classification Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone S.10)Shona | ||
The Shona languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone S.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages form a valid node. They are:
Shona proper, Dema, Kalanga, Manyika, Ndau, Nambya, Tawara, Tewe
Some classifications include them with the other Zone S languages as Southern Bantu.
References
Shona languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA