The Rukwa languages are a group of Bantu languages established by Nurse (1988) and Fourshey (2002). They constitute half of Guthrie's Zone M, plus Bungu.
Languages The languages, or clusters, along with their Guthrie identifications, are:
Rungwe (M30): Nyakyusa–Ngonde (Konde), Ndali Mbozi Mbeya Bungu (Wungu, F20) Safwa (M20) South Mbeya (M20): Malila; Lambya–Sukwa, Nyiha Mwika Nyika (M20) North Mwika (M10): Pimbwe, Rungwa Plateau Mwika: Fipa (M10) South: Wanda, Namwanga–Iwa–Tambo (M20), Mambwe-Lungu (M10)
Nurse (1988) had established a more limited Mbozi ("Corridor"), without Pimbwe or Bungu, and with the addition of Rungwe tentative.
Maho (2009) adds Penja (possibly extinct), to M30, and Kulwe as closest to Fipa.
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