Chokwe language

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Chokwe
Native to	Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia
Native speakers	1.0 million (1990–1991)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Chokwe–Luchazi (K.10) Chokwe
Official status
Official language in	Angola (national language)
Regulated by	Instituto de Línguas Nacionais
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`cjk`
Guthrie code	`K.11`^[2]

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Chokwe is the Bantu language spoken by the Chokwe people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia. It is recognized as a national language of Angola, where about 456,000 people spoke it as of 1991. Another half a million speakers lived in the Congo in 1990, and some 44,200 in Zambia as of 1986.^[3] Angola's Instituto de Línguas Nacionais (National Languages Institute) has established spelling rules for Chokwe with a view to facilitate and promote its use. It is used as a lingua franca in eastern Angola.

References

↑ Chokwe reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
↑ Ethnologue report for Chokwe, retrieved on 2010-03-30.

External links

Map of Chokwe language from the LL-Map Project

v t e Languages of Angola

Official	Portuguese

National	Ju Kimbundu Kongo Kung Kwadi Kwanyama Lunda Ndonga Ngangela Oshiwambo Portuguese Umbundu Yauma

Native	Bolo Diriku Holu Khwe Kilari Kisikongo Kung-Ekoka Kwadi Kwangali Lingala Lucazi Luimbi Lunda Luvale Luyana Maligo Mashi Mbangala Mbukushu Mbwela Ndombe Ngandyera Nkangala Nkumbi Nyaneka Nyemba Nyengo !O!ung Ruund Sama Songo Umbundu Yaka Yauma Yombe Zemba

Dialects	Côkwe Minungo Ulanda Ukhongo Holu Yeci Khwe Buma-Kxoe Kikongo South Kongo South-West Kongo West Kongo Ibinda Cabindan Fiote Fioti Ndingi Mboka Kisikongo Kizombo Kindibu Kimanyanga Cabinda Kiwoyo Cabinda Kiyombe Mbundu Njinga Ginga Jinga Mbamba Kimbamba Bambeiro Mbaka Ambaquista Ngola Portuguese Benguelense Huambense Luandense Southern Kwadi Zorotua Vasorontu Kwangali Sambyu Shisambyu Sambiu Sambio Lucazi Ngangela Luyana Kwandi Mbowe Esimbowe Mdundulu Ndundulu Imilangu Mishulundu Mashi North Kwandu South Kwandu Mbangala Mbangala Yongo Ngandyera Kwambi Nkumbi Nkumbi-mulondo Nyaneka Humbe Mwila Olumuila Muila Huila Ngambwe Olungambwe Handa Cipungu Cilenge Oshiwambo Kwanyama Ndonga Kwambi Mbadja Umbundu Mbalundu Yaka Ngoongo Yombe Mbala Mumbala Vungunya Kivungunya Yombe Classico

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