Zone D
NE DR-Congo
- D10 Mbole–Enya languages (?Lengola)
- D20a Lega–Binja languages
- D20–30 Komo–Bira languages, (with C40a) Boan
- D28 Holoholo (perhaps in NE Bantu)
- D30 (unclassified): Guru (Boguru), Ngbinda, Kare (Kari), Nyanga-li (Gbati-ri, Mayeka)
- D33 Nyali languages (Beeke? Ngbee?, +Bodo?)
- D43–55 Nyanga–Buyi languages
- D54 Bembe (with Lega?)
D10, D30, and some of D20 and D40 are sometimes considered Forest Bantu, the others Savanna Bantu.
Most of D40–60 has been moved to Great Lakes Bantu. Lengola, Bodo, and Nyali may belong together as Lebonya, and Beeke in Boan.
Read more about this topic: Guthrie Classification Of Bantu Languages
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