Mpinda

A language of Angola

ISO 639: pnd
Population: 18,000 (2018 L. Jordan). Ethnic population: 30,000 (2018 L. Jordan).
Location:: Kwanza Sul province: south of Porto Amboim town.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Kimbundu (H.21)
Dialects: None known. Most closely related to Kimbundu [kmb]. Lexical similarity: 64% with Ndongo variety of Kimbundu [kmb], 47% with Kibala [blv].
Language Use: Some young people, all adults. Mpinda children learn Portuguese [por] even before they enter school. Adults often use Portuguese when speaking with children or age peers and at church, while they use Mpinda with parents and elders and perhaps with their spouses (2018 L. Jordan). Mixed attitudes. All also use Portuguese [por].
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mpinda
Writing: Unwritten [Qaax].

Location: Kwanza Sul province: south of Porto Amboim town.