Northeast Coast Bantu languages

The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the Bantu languages spoken along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma. In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E.

The languages, or clusters, are: The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.
 * Pare-Taveta (G20+E70):
 * Pareic
 * Pare, Mbugu
 * Taveta
 * Sabaki (G40+E70): Swahili, Nyika, Comorian etc.
 * Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala, Bondei, Zigula (Mushungulu), Ngulu
 * Ruvu (G30+G10): Gogo, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru, Kutu, Kami, Zaramo, Kwere, Doe

Mbugu (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.