Chokwe language

Chokwe language
Chokwe
Spoken in Angola Angola
Democratic Republic of the Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia Zambia
Native speakers 1,000,000+
Language family
Niger–Congo
Official status
Official language in Angola Angola (national language)
Regulated by Instituto de Línguas Nacionais
Language codes
ISO 639-3 cjk

Chokwe is the Bantu language spoken by the Chokwe people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia. It is recognized as a national language of Angola, where about 456,000 people spoke it as of 1991. Another half a million speakers lived in the Congo in 1990, and some 44,200 in Zambia as of 1986.[1] Angola's Instituto de Línguas Nacionais (National Languages Institute) has established spelling rules for Chokwe with a view to facilitate and promote its use. It is used as a lingua franca in eastern Angola.

References

  1. ^ Ethnologue report for Chokwe, retrieved on 2010-03-30.

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Dialects
[Côkwe] Minungo, Ulanda, Ukhongo  · [Holu] Yeci  · [Khwe] Buma-Kxoe  · [Kikongo] South Kongo, South-West Kongo, West Kongo, Ibinda (Cabindan, Fiote, Fioti), Ndingi, Mboka, Kisikongo, Kizombo, Kindibu, Kimanyanga, Cabinda Kiwoyo, Cabinda Kiyombe  · [Mbundu] Njinga (Ginga, Jinga), Mbamba (Kimbamba, Bambeiro), Mbaka (Ambaquista), Ngola  · [Portuguese] Benguelense, Huambense, Luandense, Southern  · [Kwadi] Zorotua (Vasorontu)  · [Kwangali] Sambyu (Shisambyu, Sambiu, Sambio)  · [Lucazi] Ngangela  · [Luyana] Kwandi, Mbowe (Esimbowe), Mdundulu (Ndundulu, Imilangu), Mishulundu  · [Mashi] North Kwandu, South Kwandu  · [Mbangala] Mbangala, Yongo  · [Ngandyera] Kwambi  · [Nkumbi] Nkumbi-mulondo  · [Nyaneka] Humbe, Mwila (Olumuila, Muila, Huila), Ngambwe (Olungambwe), Handa, Cipungu, Cilenge  · [Oshiwambo] Kwanyama, Ndonga, Kwambi, Mbadja  · [Umbundu] Mbalundu  · [Yaka] Ngoongo  · [Yombe] Mbala (Mumbala), Vungunya (Kivungunya, Yombe Classico)



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