Mbete languages

The Mbete (Mbere) languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.60 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages form a valid node. They are :

Mbete, Kaning'i, Mbaama–Mpini, Nduumo
Mbete
Mbere
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Glottologmber1262  (Mbere + Tchitchege + Teke-Tege)

Ethnologue 16 adds the Ngul (Ngoli) dialect of Dzing.

Footnotes

    References

    • Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.


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