Umbundu
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Umbundu, or South Mbundu (autonym úmbúndú), one of many Bantu languages, is the most widely-spoken autochthonous language of Angola. Its speakers are known as Ovimbundu and are an ethnic group constituting a third of Angola's population. Their homeland is the Central Highlands of Angola and the coastal region west of these highlands, including the cities of Benguela and Lobito. Because of recent internal migration, there are now also large communities in the capital Luanda and its surrounding province, as well as in Lubango.
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Umbundu | |
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South Mbundu | |
Úmbúndú | |
Native to | Angola |
Ethnicity | Ovimbundu |
Native speakers | 7,000,000 (2018)[1] |
Official status | |
Official language in | Angola ("National language") |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | umb |
ISO 639-3 | umb |
Glottolog | umbu1257 |
R.11 [2] | |
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Quick Facts Southern Mbundu, Person ...
Southern Mbundu | |
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Person | Ocimbundu |
People | Ovimbundu |
Language | Umbundu |
Country | Ovimbunduland |
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