The Bati–Angba or Bwa languages are a clade of
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu language, Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀), or Ntu languages are a language family of about 600 languages of Central Africa, Central, Southern Africa, Southern, East Africa, Eastern and Southeast Africa, South ...
, about half of Zone C.40 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), these languages form a valid node. They are:
:
Bwa (Yewu, Benge–Baati) –
Pagibete,
Kango
Kango is a town in the Estuaire Province of Gabon, Central Africa, lying on the Komo River and the N1 road. It has a station near the Trans-Gabon Railway, where the railway bridges the Gabon Estuary.
Kango is a small town with a population ...
,
Bango (Babango),
Ngelima (Angba)
In addition, Nurse & Philippson report that Bati–Angba may be a part of
Komo–Bira languages. The proposal is called
Boan.
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