Lucazi language

Luchazi
	Ngangela
	Chiluchazi
Native to	Angola, Zambia
Native speakers	unknown (undated figure of 900,000)
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Chokwe–Luchazi (K.10) Luchazi; ; ; ; ; ;
Official status
Recognised minority; language in	Angola (as "Nganguela" or "Ganguela")
Language codes
ISO 639-3	lch – inclusive code; Individual codes:; lch – Luchazi; nba – Nyemba (Ngangela); mfu – Mbwela
Glottolog	luch1239 (Luchazi); nyem1238 (Nyemba); mbwe1238 (Mbwela)
Guthrie code	K.13, K.12b, K.17

Luchazi (Lucazi, Chiluchazi) is a Bantu language of Angola and Zambia. Ethnically distinct varieties, many of which are subsumed under the generic term Ngangela, are all "fully intelligible".^[7] These are Luchazi itself, Nyemba, Mbwela of Angola (Ambuella, Shimbwera, not to be confused with Mbwela of Zambia) and Ngonzela.

Sounds

Luchazi proper has five vowels (/a ɛ i ɔ u/), three tone levels, and the following consonants:^[8]

p t tʃ k

f s ʃ h

β z l j w

m n ɲ ŋ

There are also prenasalized stops, /mpʰ ntʰ ŋkʰ/, /mb nd ɲdʒ ŋɡ/.

There are possibly other consonants, such as /ts/(?) and /tʲ/(?). /ʃ/ and /ŋ/ are rare and may be from loans.

References

↑ The population of Luchazi proper in Angola was changed from 155,000 (cited 2001) to 400,000, with no date or reference, in the 17th edition of Ethnologue.
↑ Luchazi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Luchazi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Nyemba (Ngangela) at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Mbwela at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
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↑ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
↑ Nyemba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)
↑ Gerhard Kubik, 2006, Tusona: Luchazi Ideographs : a Graphic Tradition of West-Central Africa, pp. 300, 303

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[1] The population of Luchazi proper in Angola was changed from 155,000 (cited 2001) to 400,000, with no date or reference, in the 17th edition of Ethnologue.

[e17-2] Luchazi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Luchazi at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Nyemba (Ngangela) at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)
Mbwela at Ethnologue (17th ed., 2013)

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[Guthrie-6] Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

[7] Nyemba at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015)

[8] Gerhard Kubik, 2006, Tusona: Luchazi Ideographs : a Graphic Tradition of West-Central Africa, pp. 300, 303

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Luchazi
Ngangela
Chiluchazi
Native to	Angola, Zambia
Native speakers	unknown (undated figure of 900,000^[1])^[2]
Language family	Niger–Congo Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Chokwe–Luchazi (K.10) Luchazi
Official status
Recognised minority language in	Angola (as "Nganguela" or "Ganguela")
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`lch` – inclusive code Individual codes: `lch` – Luchazi `nba` – Nyemba (Ngangela) `mfu` – Mbwela
Glottolog	`luch1239` (Luchazi)^[3] `nyem1238` (Nyemba)^[4] `mbwe1238` (Mbwela)^[5]
Guthrie code	`K.13, K.12b, K.17`^[6]