Nyemba

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
nba
Alternate Names
Gangela, Ganguela, Ganguella, Ngangela, Nhemba
User Population

941,000 in Angola (2018). Total users in all countries: 950,540.

Location

North Cunene, east Huíla, northwest Kuando Kubango provinces; some in Bié and Huambo provinces.

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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.12)
Dialects

None known. Part of Ngangela subgroup. Fully intelligible with Luchazi [lch], Nkangala [nkn], Mbwela [mfu], and Ngonzela.

Language Use

Used as L2 by Northwestern !Kung [vaj].

Language Development

Bible portions: 1955.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Nyemba
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

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