Linguistic classification Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone C.70)Bangi–Tetela?Tetela Glottolog kusu1254 (Tetela + Bushoong) | ||
The Tetela languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone C.70 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), together with C.81 Dengese and C.89, the Shuwa "dialect" of Bushoong, the languages form a valid node. They are:
Tetela–Hamba, Kusu, Nkutu, Yela, Ombo, (C80) Dengese, Shuwa (Pianga)
However, Yela is the same language as Kela, which is classified differently.
Maho (2009) adds Langa to C.70.
References
Tetela languages Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA