The Rufiji–Ruvuma languages are a group of
Bantu languages
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.
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established by Gloria Waite (1979) and subsequent researchers: N10 (less
Manda
Manda may refer to:
Places
* Kafr Manda, Arab town in the Lower Galilee
* Manda Upazila, an upazila in the Division of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
* Manda, Kale, a village in Burma
* Manda, Guinea, a town in the Labé Region
* Manda, Jammu, India, ...
), P10 (Ngindo moved to N10), P20.
The languages, or clusters, along with their
Guthrie identifications are:
*Ruvuma (P20):
**
Yao–
Mwera
**Makonde:
Makonde–
Machinga,
Mabiha
*Mbinga
**Ruhuhu (N10):
Matengo,
Mpoto
**Matandu (P10):
Matumbi,
Ndengereko (Rufiji)
**Lwegu:
Ngindo (P10),
Ndendeule,
Ndwewe (N10)
*Songea (N10):
Ngoni
Among the Guthrie languages not specifically classified are
Nindi (N10, said to be close to Ndendeule); and
Tonga of Malawi (N10).
Nurse moves Manda to
Bena–Kinga, but Ehret keeps it here.
Notes
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