Zone L (Guthrie classification)

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Zone L in the Guthrie classification is a group of closely related Bantu languages centered around Tshiluba and its dialects in south-central Africa.

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Zone L (Guthrie classification) canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language group
Guthrie Bantu zone
centeredAround Tshiluba and its dialects
classificationCriterion geographic proximity
lexicostatistical similarity
containsLanguage AbaBemba
surface form: Bemba

Chokwe
Kaonde
Lamba
Lega
Lega-Mwenga
Lega-Shabunda
Luba-Kasai
Luba-Katanga
Luba-Kasai
surface form: Luba-Lulua

Luchazi
Luchazi-related varieties
Luimbi
Lunda
Luvale
Lwalu
Lwena
Mbunda
Nkoya
Sangu (Bantu language)
surface form: Sanga (Bantu language)

Tshiluba
geographicRegion Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
south-central Africa
southern Congo Basin
hasCentralLanguage Luba-Kasai
Tshiluba
hasCodePattern L10–L99
hasNotableLanguage AbaBemba
surface form: Bemba

Chokwe
Kaonde
Luba-Kasai
Luba-Katanga
Lunda
Luvale
languageFamily Bantu languages
surface form: Bantu
namedAfter Malcolm Guthrie
partOf Guthrie classification of Bantu languages
subFamilyOf Niger–Congo languages
surface form: Niger-Congo languages
usedIn comparative Bantu linguistics

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tshiluba subgroup Zone L (Guthrie classification)
Luba languages partOf Zone L (Guthrie classification)