Bantoid is a major branch of the Benue-Congo language family. It consists of the Northern Bantoid languages and the Southern Bantoid languages, a division that also includes the Bantu languages, which make up the large majority of Bantoid speakers and give the branch its name.
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Classification Confidence Reconstructed Ancestor RegionSub-Saharan Africa, not farther west than Nigeria 2 Proto-Language Status Compare
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Bantoid is a branch of Benue-Congo containing the Bantu languages along with their closest relatives in Nigeria and Cameroon.
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1. Glottolog: Bantoid (languoid record)
GlottologLanguoid record: child_language_count
"child_language_count": 729
Languoid record: level and category
"level": "family", "bookkeeping": false, "category": "Family"
View the Source 2. Bantoid languages (Wikipedia)
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Sub-Saharan Africa, but not farther west than Nigeria
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Proto-Bantoid
View the SourceWikidata: Bantoid languages
Wikidata Q806992, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Reader Challenges (0)
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