Mangbutu–Lese languages
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| Mangbutu–Lese | |
|---|---|
| Mangbutu–Efe | |
| Geographic distribution: |
Democratic Republic of Congo, Uganda |
| Linguistic classification: | Nilo-Saharan?
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| Subdivisions: | |
| Glottolog: | memb1239[1] |
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.
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.
Footnotes
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References
- Nilo-Saharan list (Blench 2000)
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