Bantu zone S

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Bantu zone S is a subgroup of Bantu languages in the Guthrie classification, comprising varieties spoken primarily in southern Africa.

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Bantu zone S canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language subgroup
linguistic classification category
classificationSystem Guthrie Bantu classification
family Bantu
linked to: Bantu languages
hasGeneticBasis partial
hasGeographicBasis yes
hasSubgroup S10
S20
S30
S40
S50
S60
S70
S80
S90
includesLanguage Chichewa
Chitonga (Malawi)
linked to: Chitonga

Chiyao
Kalanga
Lozi
Makhuwa
Nambya
Ngoni
Northern Ndebele
Northern Sotho
Shona
Sotho
Southern Ndebele
Southern Sotho
linked to: Sotho

Swati
Tonga (southern Africa)
linked to: Tonga (Zambia)

Tsonga
Tswana
linked to: Setswana

Venda
Xhosa
Yao
Zulu
locatedIn southern Africa
macroFamily Niger–Congo languages
namedAfter Malcolm Guthrie
partOf Guthrie classification
region Botswana
Eswatini
Lesotho
Malawi
Mozambique
Namibia
South Africa
Zambia
Zimbabwe
subgroupOf Bantu languages

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