Ndombe | |
States: | Angola |
Speakers: | 22,300 |
Date: | 2000 |
Ref: | e18 |
Familycolor: | Niger-Congo |
Fam2: | Atlantic–Congo |
Fam3: | Benue–Congo |
Fam4: | Southern Bantoid |
Fam5: | Bantu |
Fam6: | Kavango–Southwest? |
Fam7: | Southwest Bantu? |
Iso3: | ndq |
Glotto: | ndom1244 |
Glottorefname: | Ndombe |
Guthrie: | R.12 |
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.[1] Though not specifically addressed, Ndombe may be in that branch as well.
There is no standard form of Ndombe,[2] nor an established writing system.[3]