Umbundu
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Umbundu is spoken in central Angola, on the Benguela Plateau and in the provinces of Huambo, Bié, and Benguela.
Umbundu is a Bantu language and the most widely spoken African language of Angola, with about 7 million speakers, roughly a quarter of the population. It is the language of the Ovimbundu people. It should not be confused with Kimbundu, a separate Bantu language spoken farther north around Luanda.
Umbundu is a Bantu language and the most widely spoken African language of Angola, with about 7 million speakers, roughly a quarter of the population. It is the language of the Ovimbundu people. It should not be confused with Kimbundu, a separate Bantu language spoken farther north around Luanda.
Umbundu is spoken/used in the following countries:
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Umbundu Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Umbundu
Omanu vosi vacitiwa valipwa kwenda valisoka kovina vyosikwenda komoko. Ovo vakwete esunga kwenda, kwenda olondunge kwenje ovo vatêla okuliteywila kuvamwe kwenda vakwavo vesokolwilo lyocisola.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights