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Samia (Saamia) is a Bantu language spoken by the Luhya people of Uganda and Kenya. Ethnologue includes Songa as a dialect, but it may be a separate language.
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Budza or Buja is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Kuvale is a Southern Bantu language spoken in Angola, in the middle of a large Umbundu-speaking area. It has traditionally been considered a dialect of Herero; however, Maho (2009) has moved it from Bantu Zone R.30 to Zone R.10, which includes Umbundu and a few smaller languages. Ngendelengo may be a distinct language.
Boma is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Salampasu (Luntu) is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Nkoya is a Bantu language of Zambia. It may be one of the Luba languages, and is at least Luban.
Mbowe (Esimbowe) is a Bantu language of Zambia.
Totela is a poorly described Bantu language of Zambia. Its classification is assumed rather than demonstrated.
Ngando is a Bantu languages of the Central African Republic.
Shanjo (Sanjo) is a Bantu language of Zambia. Maho (2009) lists it as distinct from Tonga, which it has sometimes been classified as a dialect of.
Budya is a minor Bantu language. It is listed among Luban languages in Maho (2009).
Doko is a Bantu language of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Ethnologue 16 classifies it as a dialect of Ngombe language, while Maho (2009) lists it as a separate, though perhaps unclassified, language.
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References
- 1 2 Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ↑ Shinji at MultiTree on the Linguist List
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