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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Angola > Mbwela

Mbwela

A language of Angola

ISO 639-3mfu

Population  222,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).
Region  Central, east of Benguela. Kuando Kubango.
Language map  Angola, reference number 19
Alternate names   Ambuela, Ambuella, Mbuela, Mbwera, Shimbwera
Dialects  Part of the Ngangela subgroup.
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Chokwe-Luchazi (K.20)
Comments  Traditional religion, Christian.