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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.^[1] 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.

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