Northeast_Coast_Bantu_languages

Northeast Coast Bantu
Northeast Coast Bantu
Geographic; distribution	Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros and Somalia
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Glottolog	nort3209

Northeast Coast Bantu languages

Bantu languages of Eastern Africa

The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the Bantu languages spoken along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma.^[1] In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E.

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The languages, or clusters, are:

Pare-Taveta (G20+E70):
- Pareic
  - Pare, Mbugu
- Taveta
Sabaki (G40+E70): Swahili, Nyika, Comorian etc.
Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala, Bondei, Zigula (Mushungulu), Ngulu
Ruvu (G30+G10): Gogo, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru, Kutu, Kami, Zaramo, Kwere, Doe

The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.

Mbugu (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.

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Northeast Coast Bantu
Geographic distribution	Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros and Somalia
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu
Glottolog	`nort3209`

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