Southern Bantu languages
Language family
| Southern Bantu | |
|---|---|
| siNtu | |
| Geographic distribution | South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Mozambique, Lesotho, Eswatini |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Proto-language | Proto-Southern Bantu[1] |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sout3387 |
The Southern Bantu or siNtu languages are a large group of Bantu languages spoken in the region of southern Africa. They are nearly synonymous with Guthrie's Bantu zone S.
History
[edit]Proto-Southern Bantu was first spoken some time during the 2nd millennium CE within the borderland between South Africa, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and Mozambique, where the different Southern Bantu subgroups meet.[2]
Languages
[edit]Language groups are followed by their code in the Guthrie classification.
- Southern Bantu languages
- Chopi (S60)
- Nguni languages (S40)
- Sotho–Tswana (S30 + K20):
- Tswana ("Western Sotho")
- Kgalagadi
- Sotho
- Northern Sotho (Sepedi)
- Southern Sotho (Sesotho)
- Sepulana ("Eastern Sotho")
- Lozi
- Tswa–Ronga (S50):
- Shona-Venda
- Shona languages (S10):
- Eastern Shona group
- Central Shona group
- Korekore (S11) and Tawara
- Zezuru (S12)
- Manyika (S13) and Tewe
- Karanga (S14)
- Western Shona group
- Venda (S20)
- Shona languages (S10):
References
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