| Kwangali | |
|---|---|
| Rukwangali | |
| Native to | Namibia, Angola |
| Region | Okavango River |
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Native speakers
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84,000 (2000) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | kwan1273 |
K.33 |
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Kwangali, or RuKwangali, is a Bantu language spoken by 85,000 people along the Okavango River in Namibia, where it is a national language, and in Angola. It is one of several Bantu languages of the Okavango which have click consonants; these are the dental clicks c and gc, along with prenasalization and aspiration. It also has a nasal glottal approximant.
Maho (2009) includes Mbundza as a dialect, but excludes Sambyu, which he includes in Manyo.