Ndombe language

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Ndombe
Native to Angola
Native speakers
 22,000  (2000)[1]
Niger–Congo
  • Atlantic–Congo
    • Benue–Congo
      • Southern Bantoid
        • Bantu
          • Kavango–Southwest?
            • Southwest Bantu?
              • Ndombe
Language codes
ISO 639-3 ndq
R.12[2]

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.[3] Though not specifically addressed, Ndombe may be in that branch as well.

References

  1. ↑ Ndombe reference at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
  2. ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
  3. ↑ Nurse & Phillipson 2003
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