Chokwe–Luchazi languages
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The Chokwe–Luchazi languages are a clade of Bantu languages coded Zone K.10 in Guthrie's classification. According to Nurse & Philippson (2003), they form a valid node. They are:
- ChokweChokwe languageChokwe is the Bantu language spoken by the Chokwe people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Angola and Zambia. It is recognized as a national language of Angola, where about 456,000 people spoke it as of 1991. Another half a million speakers lived in the Congo in 1990, and some 44,200 in...
, LuvaleLuvale languageLuvale is a Bantu language spoken by the Lovale people of Angola and Zambia. It is recognized as a regional language for educational and administrative purposes in Zambia, where about 168,000 people speak it.Luvale is closely related to Chokwe.-External links:**...
, Ngangela, Luchazi, MbundaMbunda languageMbunda is a Bantu language of Zambia and Angola....
, MbwelaMbwela languageMbwela is a Bantu language of Angola. It is closely related to Ngangela....
, NkangalaNkangala languageNkangala is a minor Bantu language of Angola....
, Nyengo