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'''Lunda''', also known as '''Chilunda''', is a [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language spoken in [[Zambia]], [[Angola]] and, to a lesser extent, in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC). Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 4.6% of Zambians (1986 estimate), and the language is used mainly in the [[Northwestern Province, Zambia|Northwestern]] and [[Luapula Province|Luapula]] provinces of Zambia. The majority of the Lunda can be found in DRC, especially [[Katanga Province]], as well as in Angola. A small number of Lunda dialects are represented in [[Namibia]]. | '''Lunda''', also known as '''Chilunda''', is a [[Bantu languages|Bantu]] language spoken in [[Zambia]], [[Angola]] and, to a lesser extent, in the [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] (DRC). Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 4.6% of Zambians (1986 estimate), and the language is used mainly in the [[Northwestern Province, Zambia|Northwestern]] and [[Luapula Province|Luapula]] provinces of Zambia. The majority of the Lunda can be found in DRC, especially [[Katanga Province]], as well as in Angola. A small number of Lunda dialects are represented in [[Namibia]]. | ||
==See also== | |||
*[[Lunda people]] | |||
==References== | ==References== |
Revision as of 06:30, 30 June 2016
Lunda | |
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Chilunda | |
Native to | Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Native speakers | 400,000 in Zambia and Angola (2001–2010)[1] Significant but unknown number in Congo |
Latin (Lunda alphabet) Lunda Braille | |
Official status | |
Recognised minority language in | |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-2 | lun |
ISO 639-3 | lun |
Glottolog | lund1266 [2] |
L.52 [3] |
Lunda, also known as Chilunda, is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia, Angola and, to a lesser extent, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 4.6% of Zambians (1986 estimate), and the language is used mainly in the Northwestern and Luapula provinces of Zambia. The majority of the Lunda can be found in DRC, especially Katanga Province, as well as in Angola. A small number of Lunda dialects are represented in Namibia.
See also
References
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- ↑ Lunda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) Template:Subscription required
- ↑ Lua error in ...ribunto/includes/engines/LuaCommon/lualib/mwInit.lua at line 23: bad argument #1 to 'old_ipairs' (table expected, got nil).
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
External links
- Lunda language stories, Lubuto Library Special Collections
- OLAC resources in and about the Lunda language