Ngondi–Ngiri languages (original) (raw)

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Clade of Bantu languages

Ngondi–Ngiri
Linguistic classification Niger–Congo?Atlantic–CongoBenue–CongoSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone C.10)Mboshi–Buja?Ngondi–Ngiri
Language codes
Glottolog Noneliko1251 (Likouala–Sangha)lito1235 (Litoka)

The Ngondi–Ngiri languages are a clade of Bantu languages. The Ngondi languages are coded Zone C.10 (Ngondi) in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they form a valid node with the Ngiri language(s) of C.30:

Ngondi (C.10): Aka (Yaka, Benzele) – Ngando (incl. Kota), Bole (Dibole), Ngondi, Pande (incl. Gongo), Mbati, Bomitaba–Enyele–Bondongo–Mbonzo, Bongili, Bala (Lobala), Bomboli–Bozaba; (C.30) Ngiri (Loi, Likila)–Mabale–Ndobo–Litoka–Balobo–Enga