The Sabaki languages are the Bantu languages

Bantu languages

The Bantu languages constitute a traditional sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility, though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear, and Ethnologue counts 535 languages...

 of the Central East African coast that include Swahili

Swahili language

Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...

, named for the Sabaki River

Athi-Galana-Sabaki River

Athi-Galana-Sabaki River is the second longest river in Kenya . It has a total length of 390 km, and drains a basin area of 70,000 km². The river rises at 1° 42' S...

. The other languages are Ilwana (Malakote) and Pokomo

Pokomo language

Pokomo is a Bantu language spoken primarily along the East African coast near Tana River in the Tana River District by the Pokomo people of Kenya...

 on the Tana River

Tana River (Kenya)

The long Tana River is the longest river in Kenya, and gives its name to the Tana River District. Its tributaries include the Thika. The river rises in the Aberdare Mountains to the west of Nyeri. Initially it runs east before turning south around the massif of Mount Kenya. The river then runs...

 in Kenya, and Mijikenda

Mijikenda

The Mijikenda are the nine ethnic groups along the coast of Kenya, from the border of Somalia in the north to the border of Tanzania in the south...

. Ethnologue

Ethnologue

Ethnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...

considers Mijikenda to be five languages, and Swahili-Comorian to be eight. In Guthrie's geographic classification, Swahili is in Bantu zone G, whereas the other Sabaki languages are in zone E70, commonly under the name Nyika.

Languages

By Ethnologue count, they are:

• Ilwana (Malakote)
• Pokomo
  Pokomo language
  Pokomo is a Bantu language spoken primarily along the East African coast near Tana River in the Tana River District by the Pokomo people of Kenya...
  
  
• Mijikenda
  Mijikenda language
  Mijikenda is a Bantu dialect cluster of Kenya, with about 100,000 speakers in Tanzania. The five dialects, mutually intelligible, are: Chichonyi, Chidigo, Chiduruma, Kigiryama, Kisegeju....
  
   (Segeju, Giryama (Nyika), Duruma, Digo
  Digo language
  Digo is a Bantu language spoken primarily along the East African coast between Mombasa and Tanga by the Digo people of Kenya and Tanzania. The ethnic Digo population has been estimated at around 360,000 , the majority of whom are presumably speakers of the language. All adult speakers of Digo are...
  
  , Chonyi)
• Swahili–Comorian
  Comorian language
  Comorian is the most widely used language on the Comoros and Mayotte. It is a set of Swahili dialects but with a much stronger Arabic influence than standard Swahili...
  
  

Mwani (Mozambique), Makwe (Mozambique), Swahili

Swahili language

Swahili or Kiswahili is a Bantu language spoken by various ethnic groups that inhabit several large stretches of the Mozambique Channel coastline from northern Kenya to northern Mozambique, including the Comoro Islands. It is also spoken by ethnic minority groups in Somalia...

, Congo Swahili, Shimaore (Comoros), Mwali (Comoros), Ndzwani (Comoros), Ngazidja (Comoros)