Northeast Coast Bantu languages

Northeast Coast Bantu
Northeast Coast Bantu
Geographic; distribution	Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros and Somalia
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Glottolog	nort3209

The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the Bantu languages spoken along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma.^[1] In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E.

The languages, or clusters, are:

Pare-Taveta (G20+E70):
- Pareic
  - Pare, Mbugu
- Taveta
Sabaki (G40+E70): Swahili, Nyika, Comorian etc.
Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala, Bondei, Zigula (Mushungulu), Ngulu
Ruvu (G30+G10): Gogo, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru, Kutu, Kami, Zaramo, Kwere, Doe

The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.

Mbugu (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.

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