Ndombe language

{{short description|Bantu language of Angola}}

{{Infobox language

|name=Ndombe

|nativename=

|states=Angola

|region=

|speakers=22,300

|date=2000

|ref=e18

|familycolor=Niger-Congo

|fam2=Atlantic–Congo

|fam3=Benue–Congo

|fam4=Southern Bantoid

|fam5=Bantu

|fam6=Kavango–Southwest?

|fam7=Southwest Bantu?

|iso3=ndq

|glotto=ndom1244

|glottorefname=Ndombe

|guthrie=R.12

}}

Ndombe (Dombe) is a Bantu language of Angola. It was assigned by Guthrie to Bantu group R.10, which apart from Umbundu Pfouts (2003) established as part of the Kavango–Southwest branch of Bantu.Nurse & Phillipson 2003 Though not specifically addressed, Ndombe may be in that branch as well.

There is no standard form of Ndombe,{{cite web|url = http://www.ethnologue.com/cloud/ndq|title = Ndombe in the Language Cloud|editor = ethnologue|access-date = 22 January 2015}} nor an established writing system.{{cite web|url=http://www.ethnologue.com/language/ndq|access-date=22 January 2015|title=Ndombe|editor=Ethnologue}}

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Category:Kavango languages

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