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ISO 639-3 · umbumb
Niger–Congo family

Umbundu

Úmbúndú

Umbundu is a language of the Njila branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Angola and Namibia. Wikidata counts about 6 m speakers.

3 · Wider CommunicationLatn6 m
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
umb
Glottocode
umbu1257
Wikipedia
39 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
9levels in the tree
3EGIDS level

Facts

NameUmbundu · Úmbúndú
Also calledSouth Mbundu language, Umbundu language
All speakers6,000,000
Written inLatin script

Vitality

EGIDS 3 Wider Communication3

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

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Umbundu

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch133Central-Western Bantubranch35NjilabranchumbUmbundulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Angola35 languages in the indexNamibia26 languages in the index

Also spoken in Angola

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalluaLuba-KasaiNiger–Congo · 6.3 m2 · ProvincialkonKongoNiger–Congo · 5 mSafekuaKwanyamaNiger–Congo · 247,0003 · Wider CommunicationmhwMbukushuNiger–Congo · 49,7106a · VigorousdhmZembaNiger–Congo · 22,0005 · DevelopingkmbKimbunduNiger–Congo3 · Wider CommunicationcjkChokweunclassified3 · Wider CommunicationlunLundaNiger–Congo4 · EducationalkwzKwadiKhoisan10 · Extinct