CentralSubgroup of 11 languagesAncestorsNiger-Congo 1554Atlantic-Congo 1454Volta-Congo 1382North 254Adamawa-Ubangi 157Ubangi 70Banda 16CentralDescendants Central Core 10 Banda-Bambari 1 Banda-Banda 1 Banda-Mbres 1 Banda-Ndele 1 Mid-Southern 5 Togbo-Vara 1 Western 1