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ISO 639-3 · luelue
Niger–Congo family

Luvale

Luvale is a language of the Chokwe–Luchazi branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola and Zambia.

2 · Provincial
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
lue
Glottocode
luva1239
Wikipedia
14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
—scripts
10levels in the tree
2EGIDS level

Facts

NameLuvale
Also calledLuvale language

Vitality

EGIDS 2 Provincial2

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

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Luvale

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch35Njilabranch8Chokwe–LuchazibranchlueLuvalelanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Angola35 languages in the indexZambia37 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 · DevelopingkmbKimbunduNiger–Congo3 · Wider CommunicationcjkChokweunclassified3 · Wider CommunicationlunLundaNiger–Congo4 · Educational