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Name: Luyana
Type: Language
Alternate Names: Esiluyana; Louyi; Lui; Luyi; Rouyi; Luana; Luano
Spoken in: Namibia, Zambia, Angola
Number of speakers: 222,000 in Zambia (2006). 12,114 Kwandi, 29,333 Kwanga, 2,692 Mbowe (1969 census). Population total all countries: 442,000 (Ethnologue)
Code: lyn
Code Standard: ISO 639-3
Documentation: SIL
Families: Niger-Congo (Niger-Kordofanian)
Parent Subgroup: Kwangwa (K.40) (kwan)
Child Dialects: Mishulundu (lyn-mis) Mdundulu; Ndundulu; Imilangu (lyn-mdu) Mbumi (lyn-mbu) Kwanga (lyn-kwg) Mbowe; Esimbowe (lyn-mbo) Kwandi (lyn-kwa)

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