Kimbundu languages
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The Kimbundu languages are a group of Bantu languages
coded Zone H.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they probably form a valid node, though this is still uncertain, and Songo may be related to the Teke languages. They are:
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 Zone H.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they probably form a valid node, though this is still uncertain, and Songo may be related to the Teke languages. They are:
- Kimbundu (Mbundu), SamaSama language (Angola)Sama is a Bantu language of Angola that appears to be closely related to Kimbundu....
, Bolo, ? Songo