Ethnicity Teke people | ||
Linguistic classification Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone B.70)Teke–Mbere?Teke Glottolog Noneteke1283 (Teke (B.70)) | ||
The Teke languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken by the Teke people in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.70 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Teke languages apart from West Teke form a valid node with Tende (part of B.80):
TsegeTeghe (Tɛgɛ, North Teke)Ngungwel (Ngungulu, NE Teke) – Central Teke (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu, Boo/Boma/Eboo)Tio (Bali) – East Teke (Mosieno, Ng'ee/Ŋee)Kukwa (Kukuya, South Teke)Fuumu (South Teke) – Wuumu (Wumbu)Tiene (B.80)Mfinu (B.80)Mpuono (B.80)
References
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