Kimbundu
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Categories: Languages, Angola
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- 1. Classification / Classification
- 2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
- 3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
- 4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
- 5. Usage / Utilisation
- 6. Orthography / Orthographe
- 7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
- 8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
- 9. Comments / Remarques
- 10. References / Références
1. Classification / Classification
Kimbundu belongs to the Kimbundu Group of Bantu (Guthrie H21). Kimbundu should not be confused with Umbundu (Guthrie R10). (Webbook?)
Ethnologue? lists the classification as: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, H, Mbundu (H.20)
2. Where Spoken / Localisation géographique
It is spoken in the Angolan provinces of Luanda, Bengo, Malanje, and Cuauza-Norte. (Webbook)
3. Number of Speakers / Nombre de locuteurs
3,000,000 (1999 WA) (Ethnologue)
4. Dialect Survey / Enquête de dialecte
According to Ethnologue:
- Njinga (Ginga, Jinga)
- Mbamba (Kimbamba, Bambeiro) (may be a separate language)
- Mbaka (Ambaquista)
- Ngola
- Related to Songo, Sama, Bolo
- Other related languages, dialects, ethnic, or alternate names:
- Amboim (Mbuiyi)
- Kibala (Quibala)
- Lengue (Quilengue)
- Ngage
- Dembo of Cacuta Caenda
- Ngengu
- Bondo
- Quembo
- Mussende
- Makamba (Macamba)
5. Usage / Utilisation
Kimbundu is one of the national languages of Angola and is being used in literacy projects in that country. (Webbook)
6. Orthography / Orthographe
6.1 Status / Statut
A UNESCO sponsored literacy project in 1981-1982 has possibly helped to standardize an orthography. Tone is not marked in these literacy materials. (Webbook)
This is a Latin-based orthography.
6.2 Sample Alphabet / Alphabet exemple
A sample text is given on the "Language Museum" site at: http://www.language-museum.com/m/mbundu-loanda.htm
7. Use in ICT / Utilisation dans les TIC
7.1 Fonts / Polices
7.2 Keyboard layouts / Dispositions de clavier
7.3 Content on computers & internet / Contenu en informatique et sur l'Internet
KITANGELU KYA NGONGO YA ITOKELU YA MUTHU (Universal Declaration of Human Rights) http://www.unhchr.ch/udhr/lang/mlo.htm
7.4 Localized software / Logiciels localisés
Not aware of any.
7.5 Language codes / Codes de langue
- ISO 639-1: -
- ISO 639-2: kmb
- ISO 639-3: kmb
7.6 Other / Autre
8. Localisation resources / Ressources pour localisation
8.1 Individuals (experts) / Individuelles (experts)
8.2 Institutions / Institutions
8.3 On the internet / Sur la toile
9. Comments / Remarques
10. References / Références
Dwyer, David (1997), Webbook of African Languages, http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/hiermenu.html (page on "Kimbundu," http://africa.isp.msu.edu/afrlang/Kimbundu_root.html )
SIL International, Ethnologue: Languages of the World, "Mbundu," http://www.ethnologue.com/language/kmb
SIL International, "ISO 639 Code Tables," http://www-01.sil.org/iso639-3/codes.asp
U.S. Library of Congress, "ISO 639.2: Codes for the Representation of Names of Languages: Alpha-3 codes arranged alphabetically by the English name of language," http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/English_list.php
Wikipedia, "Kimbundu," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kimbundu
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