Kele languages
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The Kele languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from Seki (B.21), the languages form a valid node. They are:
- Lengue, Ndasa, Sigu (Sighu), KeleKele language (Gabon)The Kele language of Gabon is spoken by the Kele people, an ethnic group in Gabon with an estimated population of 10,774.Speakers of the language are scattered in Middle Ogooue Province, Mimongo area....
(Dikele), NgomNgom languageNgom is a Bantu language spoken in Gabon and the Congo. It is used with only minor differences by the Kola/Koya Pygmies of Gabon....
, Mbangwe, Wumbvu, KotaIKotaiKota or Kota, not to be confused with the Indian-dravidic Kota language, is an African language spoken by the Bakota people. It is spoken in northeastern Gabon, Ogooué-Ivindo Province and in some areas of Republic of Congo...
, Shake (Sake), Mahongwe, ?Seki (Sheke)