MCK ISO 639-3
Mbunda
Chimbúùnda Autonym
A language of Angola
- ISO 639
- mck
- Alternate Names
- Chimbunda, Ki-mbunda, Mbúùnda
- Autonym
- Chimbúùnda
- Population
- 135,000 in Angola (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Total users in all countries: 218,000.
- Location:
- Moxico province.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.15)
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Bible: 2006.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Mbunda
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Different from Mbuun which is a dialect of Mpuono [zmp] in Democratic Republic of the Congo and Zambia and is in Tende-Yanzi group.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- North-Western province: north Barotseland.
- Language Status
- 5 (Developing)
- Other Comments
- Different from Mbunda (Mbuun, Mbunu) which is a dialect of Mpuono [zmp] (Democratic Republic of the Congo). View other languages of Zambia
Language Name
Mbunda
User Population
83,000 in Zambia (2010 census).
Map
Location: Moxico province.
Size and Vitality
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