Manenguba languages

Manenguba
Ngoe
Geographic distribution:	Cameroon
Linguistic classification:	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu (Zone A.15) Manenguba
Subdivisions:	—

The Manenguba languages, also known as Ngoe or the Mbo cluster, are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone A.15 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they form a valid node. They are:

Mbo, Koose (Akoose), Kaka (Bakaka, Kaa), Sosi (Bassossi)

According to Hedinger (1987), the Bafaw-Balong language included in A.15 for cultural reasons needs to be excluded from Manenguba on linguistic grounds.

Manenguba is the mountain range the speakers of these languages live on. Ngoe is their legendary ancestor.

References

• Hedinger, Robert (1987), The Manenguba Languages (Bantu A. 15, Mbo Cluster) of Cameroon
• Nurse & Philippson (2003), The Bantu Languages.