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The Yaka 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 H.30 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), with a couple additions the languages form a valid node. They are: : Yaka, SukuSonde, Mbangala, Shinji (Yungo), (H40) Hungana, (B80) Yansi (a variety or varieties) The Yaka languages appear to be closest to Kongo.


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