Kele languages should not be confused with Soko–Kele languages.
Kele | |
Also Known As: | Sheke |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Southern Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu (Zone B.20) |
Fam6: | Kele–Tsogo? |
Glotto: | none |
Glotto2: | grea1288 |
Glottoname2: | Ndasaic |
Glotto3: | kele1262 |
Glottoname3: | Ngomic |
The Kele or Sheke languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.20 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), apart possibly from Seki (Sheke) (B.21) itself, the languages form a valid node. They are:
Lengue, Ndasa, Sigu (Sighu), Kele (Dikele), Ngom, Mbangwe, Wumbvu, Kota, Shake (Sake), Mahongwe, ?Seki (Sheke)
Maho (2009) adds B203 Sama, B204 Ndambomo, B205 Metombola.