Mbwela

A language of Angola

ISO 639: mfu
Alternate Names: Ambuela, Ambuella, Mbuela, Mbwera, Shimbwera
Population: 222,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).
Location:: Kuando Kubango province: large central, southern area; Bié, Cunene, Huíla, and Moxico provinces.
Language Status: 6a* (Vigorous).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.17)
Dialects: None known. Part of Ngangela subgroup. Intelligible with Luchazi [lch], Ngonzela, and Nyemba [nba], and will be able to use the new Lucazi Bible.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mbwela
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.

Location: Kuando Kubango province: large central, southern area; Bié, Cunene, Huíla, and Moxico provinces.