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Also known as ng, Ndonga dialect, Ndonga Oshiwambo

Oshindonga, is a Bantu dialect spoken in Namibia and parts of Angola. It is a standardized dialect of the Ovambo language, and is mutually intelligible with Kwanyama, the other Ovambo dialect with a standard written form. With 810,000 speakers, the language has the largest number of speakers in Namibia.

Key facts

Language.iso3
ndo
Language.name
Oshindonga
Language.nativename
Oshindonga
Language.states
Namibia and southern Angola
Language.region
Ovamboland
Language.date
2006
Language.ref
e18
Language.familycolor
Niger-Congo
Language.fam2
Atlantic–Congo
Language.fam3
Benue–Congo
Language.fam4
Southern Bantoid
Language.fam5
Bantu
Language.fam6
Kavango–Southwest
Language.fam7
Southwest Bantu
Language.fam8
Ovambo
Language.iso1
ng
Language.iso2
ndo
Language.glotto
ndon1254

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
dialect
Subclass of
Ovambo
Country
Namibia
Image
Ndonga taalkaartje NL.png
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Wikimedia language code
ng
number of speakers, writers, or signers
810000
topic's main category
Category:Ndonga language
native label
Ndonga
writing system
Latin script
indigenous to
Ohangwena Region
different from
Kwanyama
dialect of
Ovambo
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