Luvale language
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| Luvale | |
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| Native to | Angola, Zambia |
| Ethnicity | Lovale |
Native speakers | 640,000 (2001–2010)[1] |
Niger–Congo
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| Latin (Luvale alphabet) Luvale Braille | |
Recognised minority language in | |
| ISO 639-3 | lue |
| Glottolog | luva1239[2] |
K.14[3] | |
Luvale (also spelled Chiluvale, Lovale, Lubale, Luena, Lwena) is a Bantu language spoken by the Lovale people of Angola and Zambia. It is recognized as a regional language for educational and administrative purposes in Zambia, where about 168,000 (2006) people speak it.
Luvale is closely related to Chokwe.
In fiction
In the Swedish 1997 murder mystery novel "Faceless Killers", Inspector Kurt Wallander investigates a murderous racist attack on a refugee center in Skane and finds it difficult to communicate with a witness who speaks only the Luvale language. The problem is resolved when a 90-year-old woman is found, who is a former missionary who speaks Luvale fluently, and she acts as the interpreter.
See also
References
External links
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1 at line 4515: attempt to index field 'date_names' (a nil value).
- Moses C.B. Mulongesa, Vishimo vya Kuuko, Lubuto Library Special Collections, accessed May 3, 2014.
- Luvale language books, Lubuto Library Special Collections
- OLAC resources in and about the Luvale language
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- ↑ Luvale at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) Template:Subscription required
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1 at line 4515: attempt to index field 'date_names' (a nil value).
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
