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ISO 639-3 · kmbkmb
Niger–Congo family

Kimbundu

Kimbundu is a language of the Kimbundu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language”.

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Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
kmb
Glottocode
kimb1241
Wikipedia
35 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
10levels in the tree
3EGIDS level

Facts

NameKimbundu
Also calledNorth Mbundu language, Mbundu language
Written inLatin script

Vitality

EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3

Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Kimbundu

The branches above Kimbundu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch35Njilabranch5KimbundubranchkmbKimbundulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Angola35 languages in the index

Also spoken in Angola

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialumbUmbunduNiger–Congo · 6 m3 · Wider CommunicationkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafekuaKwanyamaNiger–Congo · 247,0003 · Wider CommunicationmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousdhmZembaNiger–Congo · 22,0005 · DevelopingcjkChokweunclassified3 · Wider CommunicationlunLundaNiger–Congo4 · EducationalkwzKwadiKhoisan10 · Extinct