The Kele or Sheke languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from Seki (Sheke) (B.21) itself, the languages form a valid node. They are:
- Lengue, Ndasa, Sigu (Sighu), Kele (Dikele), Ngom, Mbangwe, Wumbvu, Kota, Shake (Sake), Mahongwe, ?Seki (Sheke)
Maho (2009) adds B203 Sama, B204 Ndambomo, B205 Metombola.
References
- Nurse, Derek; Philippson, Gérard, eds. (2003). The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. ISBN 9780700711345.
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- The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
- Narrow Bantu languages by Guthrie classification zone templates
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- The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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- The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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- The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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- The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them.
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