The Tetela languages are a clade of
Bantu language
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 ...
s coded Zone C.70 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), together with C.81 Dengese and C.89, the Shuwa "dialect" of
Bushoong
Bushong is a Bantu language of the Kasai Province of Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was the language of the Kuba Kingdom.
Alternative names are ''Bushongo, Bushoong, Busoong, Shongo, Ganga, Kuba, Mbale, Bamongo, Mongo''.
Dialects are sa ...
, the languages form a valid node. They are:
:
Tetela–
Hamba,
Kusu,
Nkutu,
Yela,
Ombo
Ombo is an island in the municipality of Stavanger in Rogaland county, Norway. The island is the largest island in the Ryfylke region and the second largest island in Rogaland county.
There are several villages on the island, including Jørst ...
, (C80)
Dengese,
Shuwa (Pianga)
However, Yela is the same language as
Kela Kela or KELA may refer to:
* KelA, a sports club in Kellokoski, Finland
* KELA (AM), a radio station (1470 AM) licensed to Centralia-Chehalis, Washington, United States
* Kela (Finnish institution), the Finnish social security agency
* Kela (tribe) ...
, which is classified differently.
Maho (2009) adds
Langa to C.70.
Footnotes
References
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