Mbole–Enya languages
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The Mbole–Enya languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone D.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from Lengola
the languages form a valid node. The other languages are:
Nyali languages
(D.33) may also belong. Lengola is part of the Lebonya
proponal.
Lengola language
Lengola is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is not close to other Bantu languages. It may be closest to some of the D.30 languages in a group called "Lebonya"....
the languages form a valid node. The other languages are:
- Enya, Zura, MboleMbole languageMbole is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.It is spoken by the Mbole people, with a population of about 100,000 as of 1971 living in the Tshopo District, southwest of Kisangani in the Democratic Republic of the Congo....
, Mituku
Nyali languages
Nyali languages
The Nyali languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone D.33 in Guthrie's classification. They are:They might belong in with the Mbole–Enya languages, but the connection could be with Lengola, which constitutes the Lebonya proposal ....
(D.33) may also belong. Lengola is part of the Lebonya
Lebonya languages
Lebonya is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages coded Zone D in Guthrie's classification. There are three branches:*Lengola*Bodo*the Nyali languages...
proponal.