MSubgroup of 28 languagesAncestorsNiger-Congo 1554Atlantic-Congo 1454Volta-Congo 1382Benue-Congo 987Bantoid 701Southern 680Narrow Bantu 548Central 354MDescendants Bemba (M.401) 1 Bemba (M.402) 1 Bemba (M.41) 1 Bemba (M.42) 1 Fipa-Mambwe (M.11) 1 Fipa-Mambwe (M.12) 1 Fipa-Mambwe (M.13) 1 Fipa-Mambwe (M.14) 1 Lala-Bisa-Lamba (M.51) 1 Lala-Bisa-Lamba (M.54) 1 Lala-Bisa-Lamba (M.55) 1 Lenje-Tonga (M.61) 1 Lenje-Tonga (M.62) 1 Lenje-Tonga (M.63) 1 Lenje-Tonga (M.631) 1 Lenje-Tonga (M.64) 2 Nyakyusa-Ngonde (M.301) 1 Nyakyusa-Ngonde (M.31) 1 Nyiha-Safwa (M.201) 1 Nyiha-Safwa (M.21) 1 Nyiha-Safwa (M.22) 1 Nyiha-Safwa (M.23) 4 Nyiha-Safwa (M.24) 1 Nyiha-Safwa (M.25) 1