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Teke–Mbede languages

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Subdivisions
  
Nzebi Mbete Teke Songo

Glottolog
  
njeb1243

Linguistic classification
  
Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone B) Teke–Mbere

Teke–Mbere is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages, coded Zone B.50–80 in Guthrie's classification, along with the erstwhile Mbundu language Songo. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they are:

  • Nzebi (B.50)
  • Mbete (B.60)
  • Teke (B.70–80)
  • Songo (H.20)

    • Ethnologue suggests that the unclassified Songo "dialect" of Yansi (B.80) may be the same as the Songo here.

    References

    Teke–Mbede languages Wikipedia
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