Zone B Bantu languages

E853697

Bantu language subgroup Guthrie Bantu zone

Zone B Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in Central Africa, encompassing varieties such as the Teke–Mbede languages and related clusters.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
B10 Bantu languages	1
B40 Bantu languages	1
B70 Bantu languages	1
B80 Bantu languages	1
B90 Bantu languages	1
Zone B Bantu languages canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10247791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zone B Bantu languages
Context triple: [Teke–Mbede languages, partOf, Zone B Bantu languages]

A. Bantu K languages
Bantu K languages are a subgroup of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, known for their shared grammatical structures and noun class systems.
B. Bantu E languages
Bantu E languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and East Africa, known for their shared grammatical and phonological features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
C. Bantu H languages
Bantu H languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
D. Bantu P languages
Bantu P languages are a subgroup of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the Southern Bantoid branch.
E. Bantu W languages
Bantu W languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Niger-Congo language family.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Zone B Bantu languages
Target entity description: Zone B Bantu languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in Central Africa, encompassing varieties such as the Teke–Mbede languages and related clusters.

A. Bantu K languages
Bantu K languages are a subgroup of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, known for their shared grammatical structures and noun class systems.
B. Bantu E languages
Bantu E languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and East Africa, known for their shared grammatical and phonological features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
C. Bantu H languages
Bantu H languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Southern Bantoid family.
D. Bantu P languages
Bantu P languages are a subgroup of the Bantu language family spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the Southern Bantoid branch.
E. Bantu W languages
Bantu W languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily in parts of Central and Southern Africa, characterized by shared phonological and grammatical features within the wider Niger-Congo language family.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Bantu language subgroup ⓘ Guthrie Bantu zone ⓘ
arealGroupWith	Zone A Bantu languages ⓘ Zone C Bantu languages ⓘ
classificationSystem	Guthrie classification of Bantu languages ⓘ
hasLanguage	Kaningi ⓘ Kele (Bantu) ⓘ Kota (Bantu) ⓘ linked to: Northwest Bantu Laali ⓘ Lumbu ⓘ Mbede ⓘ Ngungwel ⓘ Punu ⓘ Suku ⓘ Teke ⓘ Teke-Eboo ⓘ Teke-Fuumu ⓘ linked to: Teke Teke-Ibali ⓘ Teke-Kukuya ⓘ Teke-Laali ⓘ linked to: Teke Teke-Nzikou ⓘ linked to: Teke Teke-Tege ⓘ linked to: Teke Teke-Tsaayi ⓘ linked to: Tsaayi Teke-Tyee ⓘ Tsaangi ⓘ Tsaayi ⓘ Vili ⓘ Yaka (Bantu) ⓘ
hasSubgroup	B10 Bantu languages ⓘ linked to: Zone B Bantu languages B20 Bantu languages ⓘ linked to: Bantu (Zone B) languages B30 Bantu languages ⓘ B40 Bantu languages ⓘ linked to: Zone B Bantu languages B50 Bantu languages ⓘ B60 Bantu languages ⓘ B70 Bantu languages ⓘ linked to: Zone B Bantu languages B80 Bantu languages ⓘ linked to: Zone B Bantu languages B90 Bantu languages ⓘ linked to: Zone B Bantu languages Teke–Mbede languages ⓘ
linguisticFeature	agglutinative morphology ⓘ noun class system ⓘ verb prefix and suffix conjugation ⓘ
locatedIn	Central Africa ⓘ Democratic Republic of the Congo ⓘ Equatorial Guinea ⓘ Gabon ⓘ Republic of the Congo ⓘ
namedAfter	Malcolm Guthrie ⓘ
partOf	Benue–Congo languages ⓘ Niger–Congo languages ⓘ Southern Bantoid languages ⓘ linked to: Southern Bantoid
subclassOf	Bantu languages ⓘ
usedBy	Mbede peoples ⓘ linked to: Mbede people Teke peoples ⓘ linked to: Teke people various Central African ethnic groups ⓘ

How these facts were elicited