Kaonde language

Kaonde
Kiikaonde
Native toZambia, Democratic Republic of the Congo where it is predominantly known as Kiluba
Native speakers
(240,000 cited 1995–2010 census)[1]
Latin (Kaonde alphabet)
Kaonde Braille
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3kqn
Glottologkaon1241
L.40 (L.41)[2]

Kaonde (kiiKaonde) is a Bantu language spoken primarily in Zambia but also in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Kaonde and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 350,000 people or more.[citation needed]

  1. ^ Kaonde at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online