1986South African Journal of African LanguagesRequires access

Internal relationships in southern Bantu

C. H. Borland

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This article is concerned with the internal classification of the southern Bantu languages and more specifically with the relationships between Shona and these languages. It is shown that the relationship between Shona and Venda is pivotal to an understanding of this classification.

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This article is concerned with the internal classification of the southern Bantu languages and more specifically with the relationships between Shona and these languages. It is shown that the relationship between Shona and Venda is pivotal to an understanding of this classification.

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This article is concerned with the internal classification of the southern Bantu languages and more specifically with the relationships between Shona and these languages. It is shown that the relationship between Shona and Venda is pivotal to an understanding of this classification.

Key concepts: Bantu languages, Shona, Linguistics, Anthropology, Languages of Africa, History, Genealogy, Ethnology

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