Lunda language
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| Lunda | |
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| Chilunda | |
| Native to | Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| Region | Copperbelt |
Native speakers |
630,000 in Zambia and Angola (2001–2006)[1] Significant but unknown number in Congo |
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Niger–Congo
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Latin (Lunda alphabet) Lunda Braille | |
| Official status | |
Recognised minority language in |
 Zambia |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-2 | lun |
| ISO 639-3 | lun |
| L.52[2] | |
Lunda, also known as Chilunda, is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia, Angola and, to a lager extent, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 4.6% of Zambians (1986 estimate), and the language is used mainly in the north western and Luapula province of Zambia. The majority of the Lunda can be found in congo DRC, especially katanga pronvince is populary known for lunda's, also in Angola, thats Lunda North and Lunda South, kazombo, kambinda, makondo and other parts in the south. There is also a small portion of lunda dialects in Namibia.
References
- ↑ Lunda reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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