ISO 639-3 · kdnkdn
Niger–Congo family
Kunda
Kunda is a language of the Nyasa branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Wikidata counts about 157,000 speakers. Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language of Zimbabwe and Zambia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kdn- Glottocode
kund1255- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 11 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
3countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kunda |
|---|---|
| Also called | Kunda language |
| All speakers | 157,000 |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kunda
The branches above Kunda, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Mozambique
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalzulZuluNiger–Congo · 27.8 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 msnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · NationalsswSwaziNiger–Congo · 2 m1 · NationalkdeMakondeNiger–Congo · 1.7 m5 · DevelopingtscTswaNiger–Congo · 1.2 m5 · Developing