The Mbole–Enya languages are a clade of
Bantu language
The Bantu languages (English: , Proto-Bantu: *bantʊ̀) are a large family of languages spoken by the Bantu people of Central, Southern, Eastern africa and Southeast Africa. They form the largest branch of the Southern Bantoid languages.
The t ...
s coded Zone D.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from
Lengola the languages form a valid node. The other languages are:
:
Enya
Enya Patricia Brennan (; ga, Eithne Pádraigín Ní Bhraonáin; born 17 May 1961), known professionally by the mononym Enya, is an Irish singer, songwriter, and musician known for modern Celtic music. She is the best-selling Irish solo arti ...
–Zura,
Mbole,
Mituku
Nyali languages
The Nyali languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone D.33 in Guthrie's classification. They are:
: Budu language, Budu, Ndaka language, Ndaka, Nyali language, Nyali, Vanuma language, Vanuma, Mbo language (Congo), Mbo
They might belong i ...
(D.33) may also belong. Lengola is part of the
Lebonya proponal.
References
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