Umbundu language
E532704
The Umbundu language is a major Bantu language spoken primarily by the Ovimbundu people in central and southern Angola.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umbundu language canonical | 5 |
| Umbundu language group | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Angolan language
ⓘ
Bantu language ⓘ natural language ⓘ |
| belongsToBranch | Mbundu languages ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo | Kimbundu language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicPopulation | Ovimbundu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottocode | umbu1257 ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Ovimbundu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Mbundu NERFINISHED ⓘ Umbundu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageCodeStandard |
ISO 639-2
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ISO 639-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticTypology | agglutinative language ⓘ |
| hasMorphology |
noun class prefixes
ⓘ
verbal extensions ⓘ |
| hasPhonologicalFeature |
noun class system
ⓘ
tone ⓘ |
| hasScriptType | alphabetic script ⓘ |
| hasStatusInAngola | major national language ⓘ |
| hasWordOrder | SVO ⓘ |
| isMajorLanguageOf | Ovimbundu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-1Code | None ⓘ |
| iso639-2Code | umb ⓘ |
| isOneOfMostSpokenLanguagesIn | Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger–Congo languages ⓘ |
| majorCityRegion |
Benguela Province
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bié Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Huambo Province NERFINISHED ⓘ Huíla Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEthnicGroup | Ovimbundu people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Central Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Angola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenIn |
Angola
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Angola ⓘ southern Angola ⓘ |
| subFamily |
Atlantic–Congo languages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bantoid languages ⓘ Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAlongside | Portuguese language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local trade communication in central Angola
ⓘ
oral tradition of Ovimbundu people ⓘ religious practice among Ovimbundu ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Umbundu language group