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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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