Luvale language

Luvale
Luvale
Chiluvale
Native to	Angola, Zambia
Ethnicity	Lovale
Native speakers	640,000 (2001–2010)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Chokwe–Luchazi (K.10) Luvale; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Writing system	Latin (Luvale alphabet); Luvale Braille
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Zambia
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lue
Glottolog	luva1239
Guthrie code	K.14

Luvale (also spelt Chiluvale, Lovale, Lubale, Luena, Lwena) is a Bantu language spoken by the Lovale people of Angola and Zambia. It is recognized as a regional language for educational and administrative purposes in Zambia, where about 168,000 people speak it as of 2006. Luvale uses a modified form of the latin alphabet in its written form.

Luvale is closely related to Chokwe.