Luvale

Luvale

Chiluvale
700K speakers · Niger-Congo › Bantu · Latin
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AngolaZambia
Related varieties
LingalaSwahiliKinyarwandaZuluChichewaRundiLuba-KatangaShonaXhosaMakhuwaTumbukaLuba-Lulua

Written in the Latin script. Uses SVO word order. Notable features include tonal distinctions and pronoun dropping.

Typology

Word order SVO
Adjective after noun
Numeral after noun
Adposition preposition
Def. article no
Indef. article no
Pro-drop yes
Tonal yes
Gender yes
Noun cases no

Related Languages

Lingala BantuSwahili BantuKinyarwanda BantuZulu BantuChichewa BantuRundi BantuLuba-Katanga BantuShona Bantu
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