| Population |
222,000 in Angola (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001). Population total all countries: 231,540. |
| Region |
South central, Cuchi River area, southeast. Also in Namibia, Zambia. |
| Language map |
Angola, reference number 25
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| Alternate names |
Gangela, Ganguela, Ganguella, Ngangela, Nhemba |
| Dialects |
Part of Ngangela subgroup. |
| Classification |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, K, Chokwe-Luchazi (K.20) |
| Language development |
Bible portions: 1955. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |