Ngendelengo

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A language of Angola

ISO 639-3
nql
Alternate Names
Cuendelengo, Kwendelengo, N’Guendelengo, Olungendelengo, Ovangendelengo
User Population

900 (2016 L. Jordan). Ethnic population: 1,000 (2016 L. Jordan).

Location

Namibe Province: north of Kamucuio town, just south of Mamué; also south of Kamucuio municipality.

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Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, R, Umbundu (R.101)
Dialects

None known. Most similar to Kuvale [olu]. Lexical similarity: 66% with Kuvale [olu].

Language Use

Used by all. Also use Kuvale [olu], especially among the youth.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Ngendelengo
Writing

Unwritten [Qaax].