Lega–Binja languages

The Lega–Binja languages are part of the Bantu languages coded Zone D.20 in Guthrie's classification, specifically D.24–26, which according to Nurse & Philippson (2003) form a valid clade. According to Ethnologue, Bembe, which Nurse & Philippson were not sure belonged in its traditional group of D.50, is the closest language to Lega-Mwenga; Glottolog has it closest to Songoora. The resulting languages are:

Shabunda-Lega (incl. Kanu, Kwami), Mwenga-Lega, Bembe, Songoora (North Binja), Zimba (South Binja)
Lega–Binja
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo
GlottologNone
lega1252  (Lega complex + Holoholo)[1]
zimb1251  (Zimba)[2]

Footnotes
  1. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Lega Complex". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
  2. Hammarström, Harald; Forkel, Robert; Haspelmath, Martin, eds. (2017). "Zimba". Glottolog 3.0. Jena, Germany: Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History.
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References
  • Nurse & Philippson (2003), The Bantu Languages.


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