Proto-Bantu

Target entity: Proto-Bantu
Context triple: [Bantu languages, ancestorLanguage, Proto-Bantu]

• A. Bantu languages
  Bantu languages are a large family of closely related languages spoken across much of central, eastern, and southern Africa, known for features like noun class systems and widespread mutual influences among neighboring tongues.
• B. Nguni languages
  The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages of southern Africa that include major tongues such as Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
• C. Niger–Congo languages
  The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
• D. Benue–Congo languages
  The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
• E. Grassfields languages
  Grassfields languages are a group of closely related Southern Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of western Cameroon.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: Proto-Bantu
Target entity description: Proto-Bantu is the reconstructed common ancestor of the Bantu language family, hypothesized through comparative linguistic methods to represent their original phonology, grammar, and core vocabulary.

• A. Bantu languages
  Bantu languages are a large family of closely related languages spoken across much of central, eastern, and southern Africa, known for features like noun class systems and widespread mutual influences among neighboring tongues.
• B. Nguni languages
  The Nguni languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages of southern Africa that include major tongues such as Zulu, Xhosa, Swati, and Ndebele.
• C. Niger–Congo languages
  The Niger–Congo languages form one of the world’s largest language families, encompassing hundreds of related languages spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa, including major groups like Bantu.
• D. Benue–Congo languages
  The Benue–Congo languages are a large and diverse branch of African languages that include the widespread Bantu family and are spoken across much of sub-Saharan Africa.
• E. Grassfields languages
  Grassfields languages are a group of closely related Southern Bantoid languages spoken primarily in the Grassfields region of western Cameroon.
• F. None of above. chosen