Boan languages
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Boan (Buan, Ababuan) is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages coded Zones C and D in Guthrie's classification.[1] There are three branches:
- Komo (D20)
- Bali (D20), ?Beeke
- Bomokandian (the various Bwa and Biran languages)
- Biran (Bira–Amba) (D22, D30)
- Homa (Ngenda) (D40)
- Lika (D20)
- Bati–Angba (Bwa) (C40)
Geographic
distributionDemocratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan
distributionDemocratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan
Subdivisions
- Bati–Angba (Bwa)
- Komo–Bira
| Boan | |
|---|---|
| Ababuan | |
| Geographic distribution | Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Subdivisions |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | abab1240 |
Beeke is an erstwhile member of the Nyali cluster that seems to be closest to Bali.
In the Glottolog 2.3 classification, several additional, poorly attested languages are included as being closest to Homa/Ngenda:
