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}}
References
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