Bantu zone E

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Bantu zone E is a subgroup of Bantu languages in the Guthrie classification system, comprising closely related languages spoken primarily in parts of East and Central Africa.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Bantu zone E canonical 1
Guthrie Bantu zone E 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language subgroup
Guthrie Bantu zone
classificationCode Zone E
classificationSystem Guthrie classification
hasCharacteristic comprises closely related Bantu languages
languages are largely mutually intelligible within subgroups
hasLanguage Chiga
Ganda
Gungu
Gwere
Hangaza
Haya
Hema
Jita
Kerebe
Kerewe
Kiga
Kinyarwanda
Kinyarwanda-Kirundi cluster
Kirundi
Kwaya
Luganda
Lugwere
Lunyoro-Tooro cluster
Lusoga
Lusoga-Ganda cluster
Nyambo
Nyambo-Haya cluster
Nyankore
Nyoro
Rukiga
Rundi
linked to: Rufumbira

Runyankore
linked to: Runyankole

Runyankore-Rukiga
linked to: Runyankole

Runyoro
Runyoro-Rutooro
linked to: Runyoro

Ruri
Rutooro
Rwanda
linked to: Rwanda-Rundi

Shubi
Soga
Tooro
Zinza
locatedIn Central Africa
East Africa
namedAfter Malcolm Guthrie
partOf Guthrie classification of Bantu languages
region Great Lakes region of Africa
subclassOf Bantu languages
usedIn comparative Bantu linguistics

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bantu E languages arealGrouping Guthrie Bantu zone E
linked to: Bantu zone E