Mangbutu–Lese languages
The Mangbutu–Lese languages of the Central Sudanic language family, also known as Mangbutu–Efe or simply Mangbutu (e.g. Starostin 2016), are a cluster of closely related languages spoken in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda. Moru–Madi languages are spoken to the northeast, and Mangbetu languages are spoken to the west.[1]
| Mangbutu–Lese | |
|---|---|
| Mangbutu–Efe | |
| Geographic distribution | Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda |
| Linguistic classification | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Subdivisions | |
| Glottolog | memb1239 |
The languages are:
Efe (the language of the Efe Pygmies) is often counted as another, but appears to be a dialect of Lese. Ndo (Membitu) is the most populous language and is spoken by a caste of blacksmiths.
See also
- Central Sudanic word lists (Wiktionary)
Footnotes
- Bokula, Moiso & Agozia-Kario Irumu. 1994. Bibliographie et matériaux lexicaux des langues Moru-Mangbetu (Soudan-Central, Zaïre). Annales Aequatoria 10: 203‒245.
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