Luimbi

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
lum
Alternate Names
Chiluimbi, Luimbe, Lwimbe, Lwimbi
User Population

43,900 (2000).

Location

North Bié and south Malanje provinces: Kuanza river watershed area.

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Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.12)
Dialects

None known. Related to Nkangala [nkn] and Mbwela [mfu]; in Ngangela subgroup. Similar to Songo [nsx], less similar to Luchazi [lch] and Ngonzela of Ngangela cluster. Doubtful if intelligible with Mbwela [mfu], as they are not contact languages.

Language Development

Bible portions: 1935.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Luimbi
Writing

Latin script [Latn].