Teke-Eboo languages

E853704

The Teke-Eboo languages are a subgroup of Bantu languages spoken primarily by Teke-related communities in Central Africa, especially in the Republic of the Congo and surrounding regions.

All labels observed (6)

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language subgroup
language group
areClassifiedBy Malcolm Guthrie Bantu classification
linked to: Malcolm Guthrie
areEndangered some member languages
areMutuallyIntelligibleToSomeDegree member languages
areRecognizedBy Bantu language specialists
areSpokenAlong Congo River
Ogooué River
areSubjectOf Bantu comparative studies
Niger-Congo historical linguistics
areUsedFor daily communication in Teke communities
hasAlternativeName Teke-Ebo
linked to: Ebo

Teke-Eboo group
hasGuthrieClassification B70
hasLinguisticFamily Niger-Congo
hasSubfamily Atlantic-Congo
Bantu
linked to: Bantu languages

Benue-Congo
Southern Bantoid
haveMorphologicalFeatures noun class system
havePhonologicalFeatures tone
haveSyntacticFeatures typical Bantu word order
includesLanguage Teke
Teke-Eboo
Teke-Fuumu
linked to: Teke-Kukuya

Teke-Ibali
Teke-Kukuya
Teke-Laali
linked to: Laali

Teke-Nzikou
linked to: Teke-Ibali

Teke-Tsaayi
linked to: Tsaayi

Teke-Tyee
Tio
linguisticArea West-Coastal Bantu zone
linked to: Bantu zone A
primaryCountryOfUse Republic of the Congo
region Congo Basin
linked to: Congo Rainforest
secondaryCountryOfUse Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
shareFeaturesWith neighboring Bantu languages
spokenBy Teke peoples
linked to: Teke people

Teke-related communities
spokenIn Central Africa
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
subclassOf Bantu languages
Niger-Congo languages
writingSystems Latin script

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

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

Teke languages hasSubgroup Teke-Eboo languages
Teke languages hasMember Teke-Eboo language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages
Teke languages hasMember Teke-Fuumu language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages
Teke languages hasMember Teke-Laali language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages
Teke languages hasMember Teke-Nzikou language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages
Teke-Ngungwel language isPartOf Teke language cluster
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages