ISO 639-3 · kuakua
Niger–Congo family
Kwanyama
Kwanyama is a language of the Southwest Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola and Namibia. Wikidata counts about 247,000 speakers (2006). Wikidata describes it as “language of Angola and Namibia”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
kua- ISO 639-1
kj- Glottocode
kuan1247- Family
- Niger–Congo
- Centre point
- -17.00, 17.00
- Wikipedia
- 40 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
11levels in the tree
3EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Kwanyama |
|---|---|
| Also called | Oshikwanyama, Cuanhama, kj, Kwanyama dialect, Kwanyama Oshiwambo |
| All speakers | 247,000 (2006) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Kwanyama
The branches above Kwanyama, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Map and countries
A distribution map from Wikimedia Commons, as linked from Wikidata; borders of language areas are approximate.
Also spoken in Angola
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