DHM ISO 639-3
Dhimba
Oludhimba Autonym
A language of Angola
- ISO 639
- dhm
- Alternate Names
- Chimba, Dimba, Oluthimba, Oluzimba, Otjidhimba, Ovazimba, Simba, Tjimba, Zemba
- Autonym
- Oludhimba
- Population
- 18,000 in Angola (2011). Total users in all countries: 25,000.
- Location:
- Coastal Benguela and Namibe provinces: as far as Equimina; Cunene and Huíla provinces: near Namibia border.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, R, Herero (R.311)
- Dialects
- Hakawona, Tchavikwa.
- Language Use
- Used by all.
- Language Development
- Texts. NT: 2013.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Dhimba
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Dhimba is part of the southern Helelo (Herero) cluster.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Kunene region: south of Kunene river.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing) View other languages of Namibia
Language Name
Zemba
User Population
7,000 in Namibia (2016).
Map
Location: Coastal Benguela and Namibe provinces: as far as Equimina; Cunene and Huíla provinces: near Namibia border.
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