Zone C
NE DR-Congo, N Congo
- C10 (with some C30) Ngondi–Ngiri languages
- C20 Mboshi languages
- C30 (with Mongo, etc) Bangi–Ntomba languages (Lingala et al.)
- C37+41 Buja–Ngombe languages
- C42 Bwela
- C40a Bati–Angba languages (Bwa)
- C50–60 Soko–Kele languages
- C70 Tetela languages
- C80 Bushoong languages
Zone C is sometimes considered Forest Bantu, sometimes Savanna Bantu.
There are proposals for three larger clades, Mboshi–Buja covering C10–20 and C37+41, and Bangi–Tetela covering C30 with C50–80 (Motingea 1996), and C40a together with D20–30 in Boan.
Read more about this topic: Guthrie Classification Of Bantu Languages
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