Teke languages

The Teke languages are a group of Bantu languages spoken by the Teke people in the western Congo and in Gabon. They are coded Zone B.70 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), the Teke languages apart from West Teke form a valid node with Tende (part of B.80):


 * Tsege
 * Teghe (Tɛgɛ, North Teke)
 * Ngungwel (Ngungulu, NE Teke) – Central Teke (Njyunjyu/Ndzindziu, Boo/Boma/Eboo)
 * Tio (Bali) – East Teke (Mosieno, Ng'ee/Ŋee)
 * Kukwa (Kukuya, South Teke)
 * Fuumu (South Teke) – Wuumu (Wumbu)
 * Tiene (B.80)
 * Mfinu (B.80)
 * Mpuono (B.80)

Pacchiarotti et al. (2019) retain West Teke and include additional B.80 languages:
 * Teke (Kasai–Ngounie)
 * Boma Nkuu
 * Wuumu-Mpuono
 * Mfinu
 * Kwa South: East Teke
 * Kwa–Kasai North
 * Boma Yumu
 * Sakata
 * Tiinic: Boma Nord, Kempee, Tiene
 * Central Kasai–Ngounie
 * Ngungwel, Central Teke (Teke-Eboo-Nzikou)
 * Interior Kasai–Ngounie
 * Teke-Fuumu
 * Teke-Kukuya
 * Teke-Tyee
 * West Kasai–Ngounie
 * Teke-Tsaayi
 * Mbere: Kaningi, Ndumu, Latege, Mbere-Mbamba, Tchitchege
 * Teke-Laali, Yaka, Njebi, Tsaangi, Duma, Wandji, Vili of Ngounie