Nyemba

A language of Angola

ISO 639: nba
Alternate Names: Gangela, Ganguela, Ganguella, Ngangela, Nhemba
Population: 941,000 in Angola (2018). Total users in all countries: 950,540.
Location:: North Cunene, east Huíla, northwest Kuando Kubango provinces; some in Bié and Huambo provinces.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.12)
Dialects: None known. Part of Ngangela subgroup. Fully intelligible with Luchazi [lch], Nkangala [nkn], Mbwela [mfu], and Ngonzela.
Language Use: Used as L2 by Northwestern !Kung [vaj].
Language Development: Bible portions: 1955.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Nyemba
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Namibia

Location: North Cunene, east Huíla, northwest Kuando Kubango provinces; some in Bié and Huambo provinces.