Tekela languages
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The Tekela languages are a group of related languages that, along with Zunda languages
, are a subdivision of the Nguni branch belonging to the larger Bantu family
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Tekela languages include:
Zunda languages
The Zunda languages are a group of related languages that, along with Tekela languages, are a subdivision of the Nguni branch belonging to the larger Bantu family.Zunda languages include:* Zulu * Xhosa...
, are a subdivision of the Nguni branch belonging to the larger Bantu family
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...
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Tekela languages include:
- Swazi (3 million)
- PhuthiPhuthi languagePhuthi is a Nguni Bantu language spoken in southern Lesotho and areas in South Africa adjacent to the same border. The closest substantial living relative of Phuthi is Swati , spoken in Swaziland and the Mpumalanga province of South Africa...
(20,000) - Bhaca, Hlubi, Cele and Lala.