ISO 639-3 · ndondo
Niger–Congo family
Ndonga
Ndonga is a language of the Southwest Bantu branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Namibia. Wikidata counts about 810,000 speakers (2006). Wikidata describes it as “Bantu language spoken in Namibia and parts of Angola”.
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ndo- ISO 639-1
ng- Glottocode
ndon1254- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 4 Educational
- Centre point
- -17.91, 15.97
- Wikipedia
- 39 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
1scripts
11levels in the tree
4EGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Ndonga |
|---|---|
| Also called | ng, Ndonga dialect, Ndonga Oshiwambo |
| All speakers | 810,000 (2006) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 4 Educational4
Institutional. Used in government, education and media — EGIDS 0 to 4.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Ndonga
The branches above Ndonga, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Namibia
engEnglishIndo-European · 1.13 bn0 · InternationalafrAfrikaansIndo-European · 7.2 m1 · NationalumbUmbunduNiger–Congo · 6 m3 · Wider CommunicationtsnTswanaNiger–Congo · 4.5 m1 · NationallozLoziNiger–Congo · 600,0004 · EducationalnaqKhoekhoeKhoisan · 250,0004 · EducationalmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousktzJuǀʼhoansiKhoisan · 33,6004 · EducationalyeyYeyiNiger–Congo · 24,0006b · ThreatenedaueǂKxʼauǁʼeinKhoisan · 7,000