Mbali language
Mbali (Olumbali, Kimbari) is a minor Bantu language of Angola, spoken on the coast on the southern edge of the large Umbundu-speaking area and the northern end of the uninhabited Namib desert. Its classification is unclear. Arends et al. suggest it might turn out to be a Kimbundu–Umbundu mixed language, though it is nowhere near Kimbundu territory.[2]
Mbali | |
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Native to | Angola |
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ISO 639-3 | (covered by Umbundu) |
Glottolog | None |
R.103 [1] |
References
- Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
- Arends, Muysken, & Smith (1995), Pidgins and Creoles: An Introduction
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Note: The Guthrie classification is geographic and its groupings do not imply a relationship between the languages within them. |
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