Luimbi | |
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Native to | Angola |
Native speakers | 44,000 (2000)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | lum |
Glottolog | luim1238 |
K.12a [2] |
Luimbi (also known as Lwimbi, Luimbe, Lwimbe or Chiluimbi)[3] is a minor Bantu language spoken in central Angola. It is related to Nkangala and Mbwela.[3]
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
References
- ↑ Luimbi at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
- ↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- 1 2 Frawley, William (May 2003). International Encyclopedia of Linguistics. Oxford University Press, USA.
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