Mbete
AltnameMbere
FamilycolorNiger-Congo
Fam 2Atlantic–Congo
Fam 3Benue–Congo
Fam 4Southern Bantoid
Fam 5Bantu (Zone B.60)
Fam 6Teke–Mbere?
Glottomber1262
GlottonameMbere + Tchitchege + Teke-Tege
GlottorefnameMbere (B.60)

The Mbete (Mbere) languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone B.60 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the languages form a valid node. They are :

Mbete, Kaning'i, Mbaama–Mpini, Nduumo

Ethnologue 16 adds the Ngul (Ngoli) dialect of Dzing.

References

  • The Bantu languages. London: Routledge. 2003. ISBN 9780700711345.