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Umbundu

Umbundu, also known as Angolan, South Mbundu (autonym úmbúndú), one of many Bantu languages, is the most widely-spoken autochthonous language of Angola. Its speakers are known as Ovimbundu, an ethnic group that constitutes a third of Angola's population and whose homeland is the Central Highlands of Angola and the coastal region west of the highlands…

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Bantu languagesOvimbunduBenguelaLobitoInternal migration
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Ethnicity
Ovimbundu
Glottolog
umbu1257
Guthrie code
R.11
ISO 639-2
umb
ISO 639-3
umb
Language family
Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu · Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu · Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu · BantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu · Southern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu

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Umbundu

Nodes12
Edges11
Triples99
Avg. degree1.83
Density0.166667
Components1

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Umbundu

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related to Sample words and phrases · 41
Umbundu → Do, Ekumbi, English, Give, Good, Goodbye, Hello, Helye, How, I'm, Lacimwe, My, Ndakolapo, Ndanda, Ndapandula, Ndinge, Ngecele, Ofeka, Onduko, Ove
related to Further reading · 32
Umbundu → African Languages, Angola, Being, Central Angola, Character, Childs, Date, Description, Gladwyn, Gramática, Individual Development, Investigações, ISBN, José Francisco, Journal, Junta, Linguistics, Lisboa, London, Nasalization
related to External links · 9
Umbundu → Angola, Cubal, Educação, English-Umbundu, Medical Hospital Nossa Senhora, Mofeko, Nação OvimbunduUmbundu, Paz, Portuguese
Language family · 7
Umbundu → Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu, BantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu, Bantu (Zone R)Umbundu, Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu, Southern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu, Umbundu, Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu
related to Tone · 2
Umbundu → The, Unmarked
Ethnicity · 1
Umbundu → Ovimbundu
Glottolog · 1
Umbundu → umbu1257
Guthrie code · 1
Umbundu → R.11
ISO 639-2 · 1
Umbundu → umb
ISO 639-3 · 1
Umbundu → umb

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angola ovimbundu symbols language ipa tone help sg pl also known bantu unicode south mbundu úmbúndú speakers i'm one languages

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UmbunduEthnicityOvimbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduGlottologumbu12571.00infobox
UmbunduGuthrie codeR.111.00infobox
UmbunduISO 639-2umb1.00infobox
UmbunduISO 639-3umb1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familyAtlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familyVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familyBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familyBantoidSouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familySouthern BantoidBantu (Zone R)Umbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familyBantu (Zone R)Umbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduLanguage familyUmbundu1.00infobox
UmbunduNative speakers7,000,000 (2018)1.00infobox
UmbunduNative toAngola1.00infobox
UmbunduOfficial language inAngola (national)1.00infobox

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