Bantu language spoken in Central and Southern Africa
Lunda
Chilunda
Native to
Zambia, Angola, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ethnicity
Lunda people
Native speakers
600,000 in Zambia and Angola 800.000 (2001–2023)[1] 1.1 milion in Congo
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Atlantic–Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue–Congo
Bantoid
Southern Bantoid
Bantu (Zone L)
Lunda languages (L.50)
Lunda
Writing system
Latin (Lunda alphabet) Lunda Braille
Official status
Recognised minority language in
Zambia
Language codes
ISO 639-2
lun
ISO 639-3
lun
Glottolog
lund1266
Guthrie code
L.52[2]
Lunda, also known as Chilunda, is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia, Angola, and, to a lesser extent, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 8.6% of Zambians (1986 estimate), and the language is used mainly in the Northwestern province of Zambia. The majority of the Lunda can be found in DRC, especially Katanga Province, as well as in Angola. A small number of Lunda dialects are represented in Namibia.
^Lunda at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
^Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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