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Language code: umb

Technical information about ISO 639 language code umb

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The table below provides technical details for the Umbundu language, designated by the umb code from the ISO 639-2 standard.

Code

umb

Name

Umbundu

Text direction

Left-to-Right

Language varieties
BailunduHuambo (Wambu)BiéCaconda
Related languages
KimbunduHereroKwanyamaNdongaNyaneka
Key facts
Largest first-language Bantu tongue spoken in AngolaHas two phonemic tones that distinguish word meaningRetains roughly a dozen productive noun classes typical of Bantu languagesUses a Latin-based orthography that was standardized in the late 20th centuryRich tradition of oral storytelling, especially animal fables and historical praise songs
Sample phrase

Ukombe, u panga wingi?

Character encodings

UTF-8, UTF-16, UTF-32

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The Umbundu language, identified by the code umb, falls under the 'Individual' category in terms of its scope and is classified as 'Living' by its type.

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