Mbunda language

Mbunda
Mbúùnda, Chimbúùnda
Native toAngola, Zambia
EthnicityMbunda people
Native speakers
260,000 (2000–2010)[1]
Language codes
ISO 639-3mck – inclusive code
Individual codes:
yax – Yauma dialect
nkn – Nkangala dialect
Glottologmbun1249  Mbunda
nkan1238  Nkangala
K.15,18[2]
ELPYauma

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]

  1. ^ 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)
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ^ Bantu-Languages.com, citing Maniacky 1997
  4. ^ Bantu-Languages.com, citing Maniacky 1997
  5. ^ http://glottolog.org/resource/languoid/id/mbun1249 For additional sources
  6. ^ Resolution adopted by Council of Ministers - Official Gazette No. 3/87 of May 1987
  7. ^ Angola Harmonização das línguas bantu dificultada pela fonética e grafia