Mbwela

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
mfu
Alternate Names
Ambuela, Ambuella, Mbuela, Mbwera, Shimbwera
User Population

222,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).

Location

Kuando Kubango province: large central, southern area; Bié, Cunene, Huíla, and Moxico provinces.

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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.17)
Dialects

None known. Part of Ngangela subgroup. Intelligible with Luchazi [lch], Ngonzela, and Nyemba [nba], and will be able to use the new Lucazi Bible.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Mbwela
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Traditional religion, Christian.