South Mbundu language facts for kids
Quick facts for kids South Mbundu |
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|---|---|
| Umbundu | |
| Native to |  Angola |
| Native speakers | (4 million cited 1995) |
| Language family |
Niger–Congo
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| Official status | |
| Official language in | Angola |
South Mbundu, or Umbundu is a language used by the Southern Mbundu people. They live in the central highlands of Angola. Umbundu is the most widespread Bantu language in Angola. About one third of Angola is the Ovimbundu people.
- Schadeberg, Thilo C. (1982) 'Nasalization in Umbundu', Journal of African Languages and Linguistics, 4, 2, 109-132.
- Gladwyn M. Childs 'Umbundu Kinship and Character: Being a Description of Social Structure and Individual Development of the Ovimbundu', London: Oxford University Press, 1949. ISBN: 0835732274.
See also
In Spanish: Idioma umbundu para niños
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