Mbunda

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
mck
Alternate Names
Chimbunda, Ki-mbunda, Mbúùnda
Autonym
Chimbúùnda
User Population

135,000 in Angola (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Total users in all countries: 218,000.

Location

Moxico province.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.15)
Language Development

Dictionary. Bible: 2006.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbunda
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Mbuun which is a dialect of Mpuono [zmp] in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia and is in Tende-Yanzi group.

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