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ISO 639-3 · mhwmhw
Niger–Congo family
Mbukushu
Mbukushu is a language of the Luyana branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola, Botswana, Namibia and Zambia. Wikidata counts about 49,710 speakers (2018). Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in southern Africa”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
mhw- Glottocode
mbuk1240- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6a Vigorous
- Wikipedia
- 14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
4countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Mbukushu |
|---|---|
| Also called | Thimbukushu language |
| All speakers | 49,710 (2018) |
Vitality
EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a
Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Mbukushu
The branches above Mbukushu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Angola
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