Glottolog None | ISO 639-3 (covered by Umbundu) Guthrie code R.103 | |
Language family Niger–CongoAtlantic–CongoBenue–CongoBantoidBantuSouthwest Bantu?(?)Mbali | ||
Mbali (Olumbali, Kimbari) is a minor Bantu language of Angola, spoken on the coast on the southern edge of the large Umbundu-speaking area and the northern end of the uninhabited Namib desert. Its classification is unclear. Arends et al. suggest it might turn out to be a Kimbundu–Umbundu mixed language, though it is nowhere near Kimbundu territory.
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Mbali language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA