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| Boan | |
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| Ababuan | |
| Geographic distribution | Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan |
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
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| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | abab1240 |
Boan (Buan, Ababuan) is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages coded Zones C and D in Guthrie's classification.[1] There are three branches:
- Komo (D20)
- Bali (D20), ?Beeke
- Bomokandian (the various Bwa and Biran languages)
- Biran (Bira–Amba) (D22, D30)
- Homa (Ngenda) (D40)
- Lika (D20)
- Bati–Angba (Bwa) (C40)
Beeke is an erstwhile member of the Nyali cluster that seems to be closest to Bali.
In the Glottolog 2.3 classification, several additional, poorly attested languages are included as being closest to Homa/Ngenda:
References
[edit]- ↑ McMaster, Mary Allen. 1988. Patterns of Interaction: A comparative ethnolinguistic perspective on the Uele region of Zaïre ca. 500 A.D. to 1900 A.D. Los Angeles: University of California. 346.
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