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| Mbunda | |
|---|---|
| Mbúùnda, Chimbúùnda | |
| Native to | Angola, Zambia |
| Ethnicity | Mbunda people |
Native speakers | 260,000 (2000–2010)[1] |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | mck – inclusive codeIndividual codes: yax – Yauma dialectnkn – Nkangala dialect |
| Glottolog | mbun1249 Mbundankan1238 Nkangala |
K.15,18[2] | |
| ELP | Yauma |
Mbunda is a Bantu language of Angola and Zambia. There are several dialects: Katavola, Yauma,[3] Nkangala, Mbalango, Sango, Ciyengele ("Shamuka"), and Ndundu, all of which are closely related.[4] Mbunda was one of six languages selected by the Instituto de Línguas Nacionais (National Languages Institute) for an initial phase to establish spelling rules in 1980[5] to facilitate teaching in schools and promoting its use. [6][7]
- ^ Mbunda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Yauma dialect at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
Nkangala dialect at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required) - ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- ^ Bantu-Languages.com, citing Maniacky 1997
- ^ Bantu-Languages.com, citing Maniacky 1997
- ^ http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/mbun1249 For additional sources
- ^ Resolution adopted by Council of Ministers - Official Gazette No. 3/87 of May 1987
- ^ Angola Harmonização das línguas bantu dificultada pela fonética e grafia