The Komo–Bira languages are part of the
Bantu language
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s coded Zone D.20–30 in Guthrie's classification, specifically D.21, D.22, D.23, D.31, D.32. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they form a valid node; the rest of D.20 include the
Lega–Holoholo languages, while the rest of the D.30 languages are not related to each other, apart from a close Budu–Ndaka group.
The Komo–Bira languages are:
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Komo (D.23)
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Bali
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(D.21), ?
Beeke
* Biran (Bira–Amba):
Amba (Kwamba),
Bhele
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(Piri),
Bila (Kango/Sua),
Bera
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(Bira),
Kaiku
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In addition, Nurse & Philippson report that
Bati–Angba (Bwa) languages may be included. The resulting family is called
Boan. In the Boan proposal, however, Komo and Bali are the most divergent languages, and Bati–Angba is not a distinct branch, so Boan is technically a synonym for Komo–Bira.
Footnotes
References
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