Ndombe language explained

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]

Notes and References

  1. Nurse & Phillipson 2003
  2. Web site: Ndombe in the Language Cloud. ethnologue. 22 January 2015.
  3. Web site: Ndombe. 22 January 2015. Ethnologue.