Kimbundu
| Kimbundu | |
|---|---|
| North Mbundu | |
| Native to | Angola |
| Region | Luanda Province, Bengo Province, Malanje Province |
| Ethnicity | Ambundu |
Native speakers | 1.7 million (2015) |
| Dialects |
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| Official status | |
Official language in | Angola ("National language") |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | kmb |
| ISO 639-3 | kmb |
| Glottolog | kimb1241 |
H.21 | |
Kimbundu, a Bantu language which has sometimes been called Mbundu or North Mbundu (to distinguish it from Umbundu, sometimes called South Mbundu), is the second-most-widely-spoken Bantu language in Angola.
Its speakers are concentrated in the north-west of the country, notably in the Luanda, Bengo, Malanje and the Cuanza Norte provinces. It is spoken by the Ambundu.
| Northern Mbundu | |
|---|---|
| Person | Mumbundu |
| People | Ambundu or Akwambundu |
| Language | Kimbundu |
| Country | Ndongo and Matamba |