Benue-Congo
[ bey-nwey-kong-goh ]
/ ˈbeɪ nweɪˈkɒŋ goʊ /
noun
a branch of Niger-Congo that comprises a large number of languages, as Efik, Tiv, and the Bantu languages, spoken in central and southern Africa.
British Dictionary definitions for benue-congo
Benue-Congo
noun
a branch of the Niger-Congo family of African languages, consisting of the Bantu languages together with certain other languages of W Africa
adjective
relating or belonging to this group of languages