Kimbundu

Kimbundu
North Mbundu
Native to	Angola
Region	Luanda Province, Bengo Province , Malanje Province
Ethnicity	Ambundu
Native speakers	2.1 million (2014)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone H) Kimbundu languages (H.20) Kimbundu
Dialects	Kimbundu proper (Ngola) Mbamba (Njinga)
Language codes
ISO 639-2	kmb
ISO 639-3	kmb
Glottolog	kimb1241
Guthrie code	H.21

North Mbundu, or Kimbundu, is one of two Bantu languages called Mbundu (see Umbundu). It is one of the most widely spoken Bantu languages in Angola. It is mostly in the north-west of the country, notably in the Luanda Province, the Bengo Province, the Malanje Province and the Cuanza Norte Province. It is spoken by the Ambundu.