Languages of Angola

Languages of Angola
Protestors in Angola with signs in Portuguese
OfficialPortuguese
NationalAll recognized languages of Angola are "national languages"
RecognisedChokwe, Kikongo, Kimbundu, Oshiwambo, Luchazi, Umbundu
VernacularAngolan Portuguese
ForeignEnglish, French, Arabic, Chinese
SignedNamibian Sign Language[1]
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Portuguese is the only official language of Angola, but 46 other languages are spoken in the country, mostly Bantu languages.[2]

  1. ^ Erting, Carol; Johnson, Robert C.; Snider, Bruce C.; Smith, Dorothy L. (August 16, 1994). The Deaf Way: Perspectives from the International Conference on Deaf Culture. Gallaudet University Press. ISBN 9781563680267 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Angola". Ethnologue.