Lebonya languages

Lebonya
Geographic
distribution
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Linguistic classificationNiger–Congo?
Subdivisions
Language codes
Glottologlebo1246

Lebonya is a proposed intermediate group of Bantu languages coded Zone D in Guthrie's classification. It is also known as Lebonya-Boan.

There are three branches:

Glottolog 2.3 classifies Bodo instead as one of the Ngendan languages.

References

  1. ↑ The Oxford Guide to the Bantu Languages. Oxford University Press. 2025. p. 22. ISBN 9780198808343. Retrieved 1 October 2026.