Volta-Congo is a major branch of the Atlantic-Congo family. It includes all of Atlantic-Congo except the families of the erstwhile Atlantic and Kordofanian branches, and possibly Senufo.
Facts
Disputed
Proto-Language StatusThe genetic unity of Volta-Congo was substantially established by comparative research beginning with John M. Stewart in the 1960s and 1970s, but the results remain tentative, and some researchers suggest the branches may reflect a dialect continuum rather than clearly separated families. 1 Connections
Ancestor Of
Benue-Congo is a major branch of Volta-Congo, containing Bantoid (and within it Bantu) along with the Cross River, Edoid and other West African groups.
Kwa is a primary branch of Volta-Congo spoken across southern Ghana, Togo, Benin and southwestern Nigeria.
Descends From
Volta-Congo is a major branch of Atlantic-Congo, containing Kwa, Benue-Congo and their relatives.
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Volta-Congo Languages
WikipediaWikipedia, Classification section: Volta-Congo languagesQuote, Wikipedia, Classification section: Volta-Congo languages
Comparative linguistic research by John M. Stewart in the sixties and seventies helped establish the genetic unity of Volta-Congo and shed light on its internal structure, but the results remain tentative.
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