Mbunda language

Mbunda
Mbunda
Mbúùnda, Chimbúùnda
Native to	Angola, Zambia
Ethnicity	Mbunda people
Native speakers	260,000 (2000–2010)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Chokwe–Luchazi (K.10) Mbunda; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mck – inclusive code; Individual codes:; yax – Yauma dialect; nkn – Nkangala dialect
Glottolog	mbun1249 Mbunda; nkan1238 Nkangala
Guthrie code	K.15,18
ELP	Yauma

Mbunda is a Bantu language of Angola and Zambia. There are several dialects: Katavola, Yauma, Nkangala, Mbalango, Sango, Ciyengele ("Shamuka"), and Ndundu, all of which are closely related. Mbunda was one of six languages selected by the Instituto de Línguas Nacionais (National Languages Institute) for an initial phase to establish spelling rules in 1980 to facilitate teaching in schools and promoting its use.

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