Kwanyama
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Kwanyama or Oshikwanyama is a national language of Angola and Namibia. It is a dialect of the Ovambo language.
| Kwanyama | |
|---|---|
| Oshikwanyama | |
| Native to | Namibia and Angola |
| Region | Ovamboland |
| Native speakers | 420,000 in Angola in 1993, 250,000 in Namibia in 2006 (date missing) |
| Language family | |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | kj |
| ISO 639-2 | kua |
| ISO 639-3 | kua |
| Linguasphere | 05-PEA-aa |
References
- Crane, Thera; Lindgren-Streicher, Karl and Wingo, Andy (2004). Hai ti! A Beginner's Guide to Oshikwanyama (PDF).
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - Gordon, Raymond, G., Jr., ed. (2005). Ethnologue: Languages of the World. Fifteenth edition. Dallas, Tex.: SIL International.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: editors list (link) - Zimmerman, W.; Hasheela, P. (1998). Oshikwanyama Grammar. Windhoek: Gamsberg Macmillan.
