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The Southern Bantu languages are a large group of Bantu languages, largely validated in Janson (1991/92).[1] They are nearly synonymous with Guthrie's Bantu zone S, apart from the debated exclusion of Shona and inclusion of Makhuwa. They include all of the major Bantu languages of South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho, Eswatini, and Mozambique, with outliers such as LoziinZambia and Namibia, and Ngoni in Zambia, Tanzania and Malawi.
Languages[edit]
Language groups are followed by their code in the Guthrie classification. Both Shona and Makhuwa languages are included in this tree.
Koti
Sakati (Nathembo)
Lomwe
Chuwabu
Moniga
Chopi (S60)
Nguni languages (S40)
Sotho–Tswana (S30 + K20):
Tswa–Ronga (S50):
Venda (S20)
Shona
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Eastern Shona group
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Central Shona group
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Western Shona group
References[edit]
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^ Tore Janson (1991-92) "Southern Bantu and Makua", Sprache und Geschichte in Afrika (SUGIA) Vol. 12/13: 63-106, Rüdiger Köppe Verlag, Cologne [1]
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