Boan languages
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Boan is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages
coded Zones C and D in Guthrie's classification (Mary McMaster 1988). There are three branches:
Beeke is an erstwhile member of the Nyali
cluster that seems to be closest to Bali.
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages constitute a traditional sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility, though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear, and Ethnologue counts 535 languages...
coded Zones C and D in Guthrie's classification (Mary McMaster 1988). There are three branches:
- KomoKomo language (Bantu)Komo is a Bantu language spoken by half a million people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, including an area around the major upriver port of Kisangani....
(D20) - Bali (D20), ?BeekeBeeke languageBeeke is a Bantu language of uncertain affiliation. Guthrie assigned to the Nyali cluster. However, Ethnologue suggests that it may be a divergent form of Bali. It is 65% cognate with Bali, but 38% with the Nyali language Ndaka....
- Bomokandian (the various BwaBati–Angba languagesThe Bati–Angba or Bwa languages are a clade of Bantu languages, about half of Zone C.40 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson , they languages form a valid node. They are:...
and BiranKomo–Bira languagesThe Komo–Bira languages are part of the Bantu languages coded Zone D.20–30 in Guthrie's classification, specifically D.21, D.22, D.23, D.31, D.32...
languages)- Biran (Bira–Amba) (D22, D30)
- HomaHoma languageHoma is an extinct South Sudanese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation. It has been included in the Boan languages....
(Ngenda) (D40) - LikaLika languageLika is a poorly documented Congolese Bantu language of uncertain affiliation, though it has been included in Boan....
(D20) - Bati–AngbaBati–Angba languagesThe Bati–Angba or Bwa languages are a clade of Bantu languages, about half of Zone C.40 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson , they languages form a valid node. They are:...
(Bwa) (C40)
Beeke is an erstwhile member of the Nyali
Nyali languages
The Nyali languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone D.33 in Guthrie's classification. They are:They might belong in with the Mbole–Enya languages, but the connection could be with Lengola, which constitutes the Lebonya proposal ....
cluster that seems to be closest to Bali.