Native to Angola ISO 639-3 ndq Guthrie code R.12 | Native speakers 22,000 (2000) Glottolog ndom1244 | |
Language family Niger–Congo
Atlantic–Congo
Benue–Congo
Southern Bantoid
Bantu
Kavango–Southwest?
Southwest Bantu?
Ndombe | ||
Ndombe (Dombe) is a Bantu language of Angola. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group R.10, which apart from Umbundu Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu. Though not specifically addressed, Ndombe may be in that branch as well.
References
Ndombe language Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA