Lunda

Lunda is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Congo - Kinshasa, Angola, and Zambia.

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Lunda · 11.2°S 23.9°E

Lunda, also known as Chilunda, is a Bantu language spoken in Zambia, Angola, and, to a lesser extent, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Lunda and its dialects are spoken and understood by perhaps 8.6% of Zambians (1986 estimate), and the language is used mainly in the Northwestern province of Zambia. The majority of the Lunda can be found in DRC, especially Katanga Province, as well as in Angola. A small number of Lunda dialects are represented in Namibia.

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Written down

Muntu wejima wasemuka walukbuka wesekana hamu ni akwawu mukumulemesha. Wenkewa kutong'ojoka nikuzatila hamu nimukwawu muntu muwunta'a.

Article 1 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR in Unicode).

Words in Lunda

Meaning	Word	Romanization
person	ntu*
name	zhina*
eye	isu*
ear	telu*
nose	zulu*
tooth	zewu*
tongue	dimi*
blood	Si*
bone	fwaha*
skin	kowa*
knee	nuNgu*
breast	yeli*
liver	Thima*
water	mema
fire	si*
sun	tena*
star	tubwa*
stone	lola*
mountain	pidi*
tree	tondu*
leaf	fu*
night	fuku*
dog	wa*
fish	nSi*
louse	kusa*
one	mu*
two	yedi*
drink	nwa*
see	mona*
hear	tiya*