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.Derek Nurse & Thomas Spear, 1985, The Swahili In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E.
The languages, or clusters, are: 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 The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.
Mbugu (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.
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