Northern Mbundu

thumb|A Kimbundu speaker, recorded in Angola Kimbundu, a Bantu language which has sometimes been called Mbundu or North Mbundu (to distinguish it from Umbundu, sometimes called South Mbundu), is the second-most-widely-spoken Bantu language in Angola.

thumb|Ethnic map of Angola The Ambundu (also Mbundu or Kimbundu) (Mbundu: or , singular: (distinct from the Ovimbundu) are a Bantu people who live on a high plateau in present-day Angola just north of the Kwanza River. The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and most also speak the official language of the country, Portuguese. They are the second biggest ethnic group in the country and make up 25% of the total population of Angola.

which preceded Portuguese rule

former country

bantu kingdom