Mboshi languages

Mboshi languages
Mboshi
Linguistic classification: Niger–Congo
Subdivisions:
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The Mboshi languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone C.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart from Kyba (Kuba), the languages form a valid node. They are:

Kwala, Mbosi, Koyo, Akwa, Mboko

References

  • Nurse & Philippson (2003), The Bantu Languages.



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