Teke languages

E240265

The Teke languages are a group of closely related Bantu languages spoken primarily by the Teke people across parts of the Republic of the Congo, Gabon, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Teke languages canonical 5
Teke language 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language group
language family subgroup
areMutuallyIntelligible partially
ethnologueMacroLanguageCode teg
glottologCode teke1280
hasAlternativeName Teke dialect cluster
Teke group
hasMember Teke-Boma language
Teke-Eboo language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages

Teke-Fuumu language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages

Teke-Ibali language
Teke-Kega language
Teke-Kukuya language
Teke-Laali language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages

Teke-Mbere language
Teke-Ngungwel language
Teke-Nzikou language
linked to: Teke-Eboo languages

Teke-Tio language
linked to: Teke-Ibali language

Teke-Tsaayi language
Teke-Tyee language
Teke-Yaka language
linked to: Teke-Kega language
hasSubgroup Teke-Eboo languages
Teke-Mbere languages
hasWritingSystem Latin script
linked to: Latin alphabet
ISO639-3CollectiveCode teg
languageBranch Bantu Zone B
languageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages
Benue–Congo languages
locatedIn Central Africa
primaryCountries Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
region Congo Basin
linked to: Congo Rainforest
relatedTo Kongo languages
Tsaangi language
spokenBy Teke people
spokenIn Democratic Republic of the Congo
Gabon
Republic of the Congo
subclassOf Bantu languages
Niger–Congo languages
typologicalFeature agglutinative morphology
noun class system
tone language
usedBy ethnic group in Congo Basin
usedFor oral communication

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Nzebi lexicalSimilarityWith Teke languages
Western Bantu languages hasSubgroup Teke languages
Bantu W languages hasMember Teke languages
Teke hasAlternativeName Teke language
linked to: Teke languages
Teke macrolanguageGrouping Teke languages