CentralSubgroup of 354 languagesAncestorsNiger-Congo 1554Atlantic-Congo 1454Volta-Congo 1382Benue-Congo 987Bantoid 701Southern 680Narrow Bantu 548CentralDescendants D 39 Bembe-Buyi (D.54) 1 Bembe-Buyi (D.55) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.301) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.302) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.303) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.304) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.305) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.307) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.308) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.31) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.311) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.312) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.32) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.33) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.331) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.332) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.333) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.334) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.335) 1 Bira-Nyali (D.336) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.201) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.21) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.211) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.22) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.23) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.24) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.25) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.251) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.251) 2 Lega-Holoholo (D.26) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.27) 1 Lega-Holoholo (D.28) 1 Mbole-Enya (D.11) 1 Mbole-Enya (D.12) 1 Mbole-Enya (D.13) 1 Mbole-Enya (D.14) 1 Mbolle-Enya (D.141) 1 Nyanga (D.43) 1 E 26 Chaga (E.621) 2 Chaga (E.622) 2 Chaga (E.623) 1 Chaga (E.64) 1 Chaga (E.65) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.51) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.52) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.53) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.531) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.54) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.541) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.55) 1 Kikuyu-Kamba (E.56) 1 Nyika-Taita (E.701) 1 Nyika-Taita (E.71) 1 Nyika-Taita (E.72) 3 Nyika-Taita (E.73) 1 Nyika-Taita (E.731) 1 Nyika-Taita (E.74) 2 Nyika-Taita (E.741) 1 Temi (E.46) 1 F 14 Nilamba-Rangi (F.31) 2 Nilamba-Rangi (F.32) 1 Nilamba-Rangi (F.33) 1 Nilamba-Rangi (F.34) 1 Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.21) 1 Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.22) 2 Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.23) 1 Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.24) 1 Sukuma-Nyamwezi (F.25) 1 Tongwe-Bende (F.11) 1 Tongwe-Bende (F.12) 1 G 35 Bena-Kinga (G.61) 1 Bena-Kinga (G.62) 1 Bena-Kinga (G.63) 2 Bena-Kinga (G.64) 1 Bena-Kinga (G.65) 1 Bena-Kinga (G.651) 1 Bena-Kinga (G.66) 1 Bena-Kinga (G.67) 1 Gogo-Kagulu (G.11) 1 Gogo-Kagulu (G.12) 1 Pogolo-Ndamba (G.51) 1 Pogolo-Ndamba (G.52) 1 Shambala (G.22) 1 Shambala (G.23) 1 Shambala (G.24) 1 Swahili (G.40) 1 Swahili (G.402) 1 Swahili (G.403) 1 Swahili (G.42) 1 Swahili (G.44) 4 Zigula-Zaramo (G.301) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.31) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.311) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.32) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.33) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.34) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.35) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.36) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.37) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.38) 1 Zigula-Zaramo (G.39) 1 H 23 Kikongo (H.11) 1 Kikongo (H.112) 2 Kikongo (H.12) 1 Kikongo (H.13) 1 Kikongo (H.131) 1 Kikongo (H.16) 4 Kimbundu (H.21) 2 Kimbundu (H.23) 1 Kimbundu (H.24) 1 Mbala-Hunganna (H.41) 1 Mbala-Hunganna (H.42) 1 Yaka (H.31) 3 Yaka (H.32) 2 Yaka (H.321) 1 Yaka (H.34) 1 J 63 Haya-Jita (E.20) 1 Haya-Jita (E.21) 1 Haya-Jita (E.22) 1 Haya-Jita (E.23) 1 Haya-Jita (E.24) 1 Haya-Jita (E.25) 1 Haya-Jita (E.251) 1 Haya-Jita (E.252) 1 Konzo-Ndandi (D.40) 1 Konzo-Ndandi (D.41) 1 Konzo-Ndandi (D.42) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.401) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.402) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.403) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.405) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.406) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.41) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.411) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.42) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.43) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.431) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.44) 1 Logooli-Kuria (E.45) 1 Masaba-Luhya (E.31) 3 Masaba-Luhya (E.32) 6 Masaba-Luhya (E.33) 1 Masaba-Luhya (E.34) 1 Masaba-Luhya (E.341) 1 Masaba-Luhya (E.342) 1 Masaba-Luhya (E.35) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.101) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.102) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.103) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.11) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.12) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.121) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.13) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.14) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.15) 1 Nyoro-Ganda (E.16) 2 Nyoro-Ganda (E.17) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.61) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.62) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.63) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.631) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.64) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.65) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.66) 1 Ruanda-Rundi (D.67) 1 Shi-Hunde (D.501) 1 Shi-Hunde (D.51) 1 Shi-Hunde (D.52) 1 Shi-Hunde (D.53) 1 Shi-Hunde (D.531) 1 Shi-Hunde (D.56) 1 K 21 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.11) 1 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.12) 2 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.13) 1 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.14) 1 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.15) 1 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.16) 2 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.17) 1 Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.18) 1 Lozi (K.21) 1 Luyana (K.31) 1 Luyana (K.32) 1 Luyana (K.33) 1 Luyana (K.332) 1 Luyana (K.333) 1 Luyana (K.34) 1 Luyana (K.35) 1 Subiya-Totela (K.402) 1 Subiya-Totela (K.41) 1 Subiya-Totela (K.42) 1 L 19 Kaonde (L.41) 1 Luba (L.31) 1 Luba (L.32) 1 Luba (L.33) 1 Luba (L.34) 1 Luba (L.35) 1 Lunda (L.51) 1 Lunda (L.52) 1 Lunda (L.53) 1 Nkoya (L.60) 1 Pende (L.11) 1 Pende (L.12) 2 Pende (L.13) 1 Songe (L.21) 1 Songe (L.221) 1 Songe (L.23) 1 Songe (L.231) 1 Songe (L.24) 1 M 28 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 N 19 Chewa-Nyanja (N.31) 1 Manda (N.101) 2 Manda (N.102) 1 Manda (N.11) 1 Manda (N.12) 2 Manda (N.13) 1 Manda (N.14) 1 Manda (N.15) 1 Senga-Sena (N.41) 2 Senga-Sena (N.42) 1 Senga-Sena (N.43) 1 Senga-Sena (N.44) 2 Senga-Sena (N.441) 1 Tumbuka (N.201) 1 Tumbuka (N.21) 1 P 27 Makhuwa (P.31) 10 Makhuwa (P.311) 1 Makhuwa (P.312) 1 Makhuwa (P.32) 1 Makhuwa (P.331) 1 Makhuwa (P.34) 2 Makhuwa (P.341) 1 Matuumbi (P.11) 1 Matuumbi (P.12) 1 Matuumbi (P.13) 1 Matuumbi (P.14) 1 Matuumbi (P.15) 1 Yao (P.21) 1 Yao (P.22) 1 Yao (P.23) 2 Yao (P.24) 1 R 15 Herero (R.30) 1 Herero (R.311) 1 Umbundu (R.101) 2 Umbundu (R.11) 1 Umbundu (R.12) 1 Umbundu (R.13) 2 Umbundu (R.14) 1 Wambo (R.21) 1 Wambo (R.214) 1 Wambo (R.22) 1 Wambo (R.23) 1 Wambo (R.24) 1 Yeyi (R.41) 1 S 25 Copi (S.61) 1 Copi (S.62) 1 Nguni (S.407) 1 Nguni (S.41) 1 Nguni (S.42) 1 Nguni (S.43) 1 Nguni (S.44) 1 Shona (S.10) 2 Shona (S.11) 1 Shona (S.13) 2 Shona (S.15) 1 Shona (S.16) 2 Sotho-Tswana (S.31) 1 Sotho-Tswana (S.311) 1 Sotho-Tswana (S.32) 3 Sotho-Tswana (S.33) 1 Tswa-Rhonga (S.51) 1 Tswa-Rhonga (S.53) 1 Tswa-Rhonga (S.54) 1 Venda (S.21) 1
