Ndonga language

Ndonga language

language
name=Ndonga
nativename=Owambo
familycolor=Niger-Congo
states=Namibia and southern Angola
region= Ovamboland
speakers= 690,000
fam2= Atlantic-Congo
fam3= Volta-Congo
fam4= Benue-Congo
fam5= Southern Bantoid
fam6= Narrow Bantu
iso1=ng|iso2=ndo|iso3=ndo|

Ndonga (also called Oshiwambo, Otjiwambo, or Owambo) is a Bantu language spoken in Namibia and some parts of Angola. It is grouped with the closely related Kwanyama. The total number of Ndonga speakers is estimated to be roughly 690,000.

The Rev. Martti Rautanen, a Christian missionary, translated the Bible into the Ndonga language [http://www.namibweb.com/olukonda.htm] .

External links

* [http://www.flw.com/languages/ndonga.htm Ndonga]
* [http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=ndo Ethnologue Report on Ndonga]


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