Guthrie B.50

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Guthrie B.50 is a classification code in Malcolm Guthrie’s referential system for Bantu languages, grouping together closely related Njebi and neighboring language varieties of west-central Africa.

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Guthrie B.50 canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language classification code
Guthrie code
appliesTo Njebi language
Njebi-related language varieties
neighboring Bantu language varieties in west-central Africa
classificationFamily Bantu languages
classificationSystemType referential classification
creator Malcolm Guthrie
documentationLanguage English
groupingCriterion geographic proximity
linguistic similarity
hasGeographicRegion west-central Africa
hasGroupNumber 50
hasSubclassificationScheme individual B.5x language codes
hasSubjectArea African linguistics
Bantu studies
linked to: Bantuistics
hasZoneLetter B
languageFamilyContext Niger-Congo language family
namedAfter Malcolm Guthrie
notationFormat letter-number code
notEquivalentTo genetic subgrouping of Bantu
partOf Guthrie B zone
Malcolm Guthrie’s referential classification of Bantu languages
usedFor referencing Njebi and related Bantu varieties
usedIn comparative Bantu linguistics

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Njebi languageFamilyLevel Guthrie B.50