Bantu Zone B
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Bantu Zone B is a classification subgroup within the Bantu language family that encompasses several closely related languages spoken primarily in parts of Central Africa.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bantu (Zone B) | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language zone
ⓘ
Guthrie Bantu classification subgroup ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
languages spoken along Atlantic coast of Central Africa
ⓘ
languages spoken in lower Congo region ⓘ |
| classificationSystem | Guthrie classification ⓘ |
| codePattern | B.10–B.90 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
languages are closely related
ⓘ
languages are largely mutually unintelligible across distant subgroups ⓘ languages show typical Bantu noun class systems ⓘ |
| hasGeographicRegion |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Democratic Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabon NERFINISHED ⓘ Republic of the Congo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
Bembe (B.80) language
ⓘ
Bwisi language ⓘ Kamba-Doondo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kongo language NERFINISHED ⓘ Kunyi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Laadi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Ngubi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Sundi language NERFINISHED ⓘ Vili language NERFINISHED ⓘ Yombe language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCluster | Kongo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMacroArea | Atlantic–Congo languages area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNeighborZone |
Bantu Zone A
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantu Zone C NERFINISHED ⓘ Bantu Zone H NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNotableLanguageCluster | Kikongo language cluster GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
B.10 subgroup
ⓘ
B.20 subgroup ⓘ B.30 subgroup ⓘ B.40 subgroup ⓘ B.50 subgroup ⓘ B.60 subgroup ⓘ B.70 subgroup ⓘ B.80 subgroup ⓘ B.90 subgroup ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Central Africa ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Guthrie’s zone label B NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bantu languages
ⓘ
Guthrie Bantu zones NERFINISHED ⓘ Niger-Congo language family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subclassOf | Bantu subgroup ⓘ |
| usedBy | Africanist linguists ⓘ |
| usedFor |
comparative Bantu linguistics
ⓘ
geographic classification of Bantu languages ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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