Languages of Angola

35 languages of the index are spoken in Angola; 1 has official status (Portuguese). The country has about 36.7 m inhabitants (2023).

35 languages3 endangered or dormantAfricaISO AO / AGO

Official languages

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Angola

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
porPortugueseportuguês	`por`	Indo-European	+10	227.3 m	1 · National
luaLuba-KasaiTshiluba	`lua`	Niger–Congo		6.3 m	2 · Provincial
umbUmbunduÚmbúndú	`umb`	Niger–Congo		6 m	3 · Wider Communication
konKongokikongo	`kon`	Niger–Congo		5 m	Safe
kuaKwanyama	`kua`	Niger–Congo		247,000	3 · Wider Communication
mhwMbukushu	`mhw`	Niger–Congo	+1	49,710	6a · Vigorous
dhmZemba	`dhm`	Niger–Congo		22,000	5 · Developing
kmbKimbundu	`kmb`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
cjkChokwe	`cjk`	—			3 · Wider Communication
lunLunda	`lun`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
kwzKwadi	`kwz`	Khoisan			10 · Extinct
kwnKwangali	`kwn`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
xuuKhwe	`xuu`	Khoisan			5 · Developing
lueLuvale	`lue`	Niger–Congo			2 · Provincial
diuGciriku	`diu`	Niger–Congo			4 · Educational
lchLucazi	`lch`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
mckMbunda	`mck`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
yafYaka	`yaf`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nsxNsongo	`nsx`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
blvBolo	`blv`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
smdSama	`smd`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mxgMbangala	`mxg`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
yomYombe	`yom`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
lumLuimbi	`lum`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
khuNkhumbi	`khu`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
mhoMashi	`mho`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
nbaNyemba	`nba`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
holHolu	`hol`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
ndqNdombe	`ndq`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nyeNyengo	`nye`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
nknNkangala	`nkn`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mfuMbwela	`mfu`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
oluKuvale	`olu`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
pndMpinda	`pnd`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
nqlNgendelengo	`nql`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous

35 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata