Benue–Congo languages

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branch of Niger–Congo languages language family

The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.

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All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Benue–Congo languages canonical 137
Benue–Congo 26
Benue-Congo languages 18

Statements (51)

Predicate Object
instanceOf branch of Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
language family ⓘ
containsSubfamily Akoko languages ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ
Bantu languages ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Cross River languages

Defoid languages ⓘ
Edoid languages ⓘ
Idomoid languages ⓘ
Igboid languages ⓘ
Jukunoid languages ⓘ
Kainji languages ⓘ
Northern Bantoid ⓘ
surface form: Northern Bantoid languages

Nupoid languages ⓘ
Oko languages ⓘ
Plateau languages ⓘ
Southern Bantoid ⓘ
surface form: Southern Bantoid languages

Ukaan language ⓘ
Yoruboid languages ⓘ
estimatedNumberOfLanguages hundreds of languages ⓘ
geographicDistribution Central Africa ⓘ
East Africa ⓘ
Southern Africa ⓘ
West Africa ⓘ
Sub-Saharan Africa ⓘ
surface form: sub-Saharan Africa
hasNotableLanguage Bemba language ⓘ
Bini language ⓘ
Chichewa ⓘ
surface form: Chichewa language

Ganda language ⓘ
Idoma language ⓘ
Igbo ⓘ
surface form: Igbo language

Kikuyu language ⓘ
Kinyarwanda language ⓘ
Kirundi ⓘ
surface form: Kirundi language

Kikongo ⓘ
surface form: Kongo language

Lingala ⓘ
surface form: Lingala language

Luganda language ⓘ
Nupe language ⓘ
Shona ⓘ
surface form: Shona language

Sotho language ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ
Setswana ⓘ
surface form: Tswana language

Xhosa ⓘ
surface form: Xhosa language

Yoruba ⓘ
surface form: Yoruba language

Zulu ⓘ
surface form: Zulu language
hasProtoLanguage Proto–Benue–Congo language ⓘ
hasWritingSystem Latin alphabet ⓘ
surface form: Latin script
includes many of the most widely spoken languages in Africa ⓘ
isMajorBranchOf Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
partOf Niger–Congo languages ⓘ
surface form: Niger–Congo language family
subfamilyOf Atlantic–Congo languages ⓘ

Referenced by (194)

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

Niger–Congo languages → majorSubgroup → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Zulu → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Fang language → group → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue-Congo
Sesotho → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Xhosa → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Tshivenda → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Xitsonga → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Southern Bantu → partOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Nguni languages → languageBranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Southern Bantoid → partOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Southern Ndebele → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Northern Sotho (Sepedi) → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
subject surface form: Northern Sotho
Lozi → belongsToBranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Kituba → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Punu → languageGroup → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Myene → subfamilyOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Venda → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Kikuyu → geneticClassification → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Chichewa → languageBranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Luganda → subfamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Atlantic–Congo languages → hasSubbranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Efik people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
subject surface form: Efik language
Efik people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
subject surface form: Efik language
this entity surface form: Cross River languages
Ibibio people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Ibibio people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cross River languages
Swati → languageBranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages → containsSubfamily → Benue–Congo languages self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Cross River languages
Lingala → languageBranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Ogoni people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Tshiluba → languageBranch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue-Congo languages
Sena → subfamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Tiv people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
subject surface form: Tiv language
Tiv language → subfamilyOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Tiv language → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Berom people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Nupe people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Nupe language → subfamilyOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Nupe language → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Jukun people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Berom language → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Atyap people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Eggon people → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Makhuwa → partOfLanguageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Umbundu → branch → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Ikwerre → subfamilyOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Ikwerre → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Ewondo language → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Sotho → languageFamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue–Congo
Bulu language → subfamily → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
Beti languages → subclassOf → Benue–Congo languages ⓘ
this entity surface form: Benue-Congo languages