Sawabantu languages
| Sawabantu | |
|---|---|
| Linguistic classification | Niger–Congo? |
| Language codes | |
| Glottolog | sawa1251 |
Sawabantu languages are a group of Bantu languages that are spoken in Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea and Gabon.
The group consists mostly of zones A.20 and A.30 of Guthrie's classification, and most likely also part of zone A.10. According to Nurse and Philipps on (2003), the A.20 and A.30 languages, apart from the Bubi language, form a valid node. The most important of these languages is Duala, which is a vehicular language.