Northeast Coast Bantu languages

Northeast Coast Bantu
Geographic distribution	Tanzania, Kenya, Comoros and Somalia
Linguistic classification	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu
Glottolog	nort3209

The Northeast Coast Bantu languages are the Bantu languages spoken along the coast of Tanzania and Kenya, and including inland Tanzania as far as Dodoma. In Guthrie's geographic classification, they fall within Bantu zones G and E.

The languages, or clusters, are:

• Pare-Taveta (G20+E70):
  • Pareic
    • Pare, Mbugu
  • Taveta
• Sabaki (G40+E70): Swahili, Nyika, Comorian etc.
• Seuta (G20+G30): Shambala, Bondei, Zigula (Mushungulu), Ngulu
• Ruvu (G30+G10): Gogo, Sagara, Vidunda, Kaguru, Luguru, Kutu, Kami, Zaramo, Kwere, Doe

The Ruvu languages are 60–70% similar lexically.

Mbugu (Ma'a) is a mixed language based largely on Pare.