Nzebi | |
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Njebi | |
Geographic distribution: |
Central reaches of the Congo River and adjacent areas |
Linguistic classification: | Niger–Congo |
Glottolog: |
njeb1244 (Njebi) west2839 (West Teke) |
The Nzebi languages are a series of Bantu languages spoken in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.50 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Nzebi languages form a valid node with West Teke (B.70). The languages are:
Maho (2009) adds B502 Mwele and B503 Vili (Ibhili).