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ALSO KNOWN AS		Bolo, Haka, Ipala, Kibala-Ngoya, Kimbundu de Kwanza Sul, "Ngoya", Pala, Quibala,
CLASSIFICATION		Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Benue-Congo, Southern Bantoid, Central-Western Bantu, Mbundu
CODE AUTHORITY		ISO 639-3; Glottolog
LANGUAGE CODE		blv; bolo1261
VARIANTS & DIALECTS		Bolo (Libolo Lubolo) Hebó Mbwĩ
DOWNLOAD		As csv
MORE RESOURCES		OLAC search
ADDITIONAL COMMENTS		Related to Haku, Kimbundu [kmb], Kissama, Sende, Ucela (Imbundu)

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Information from: “Sociolinguistic Survey of Kwanza Sul Province, Angola: With a Special Focus on the Kimbundu Variants” . Linda Jordan and Isata Manuel (2016) SIL International

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

SPEAKER NUMBER TRENDS

TRANSMISSION

MORE ON VITALITY

Youth may understand Kibala but feel more comfortable speaking Portuguese.

SPEAKER ATTITUDE

Some speakers are concerned about Portuguese slowly replacing Kibala, while others feel Kibala is still vital.

GOVERNMENT SUPPORT

Angola's Institute of National Languages ((Instituto de Línguas Nacionais, ILN)

OTHER LANGUAGES USED BY THE COMMUNITY

Portuguese; Kimbundu

LANGUAGE CONTEXT COMMENTS

Common Portuguese loanwords are used interchangeably with Kibala in some communities.

PLACES: Centered in the Kibala, Cela, and Ebo municipos of Kwanza Sul Province, Angola

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,627
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,630
Native speakers worldwide

DATE OF INFO: 2000

PLACES: Kwanza Sul Province, Angola

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available
2,627
Native speakers worldwide

		3rd		2010	Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger		UNESCO Publishing	Paris	http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas	Christopher Moseley (ed.)	Moseley, Christopher (ed.). 2010. Atlas of the World’s Languages in Danger, 3rd edn. http://www.unesco.org/culture/en/endangeredlanguages/atlas. (03 June, 2011.)	ll_pub	2,627	2000	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)					-10.5526,14.9633
SIL Digital Resources	December		2016-009	2016	Sociolinguistic Survey of Kwanza Sul Province, Angola: With a Special Focus on the Kimbundu Variants		SIL International		https://www.sil.org/system/files/reapdata/11/16/62/111662549625964436802905277879015006911/silesr2016_009.pdf	Linda Jordan and Isata Manuel						Portuguese; Kimbundu	Angola's Institute of National Languages ((Instituto de Línguas Nacionais, ILN)	Some speakers are concerned about Portuguese slowly replacing Kibala, while others feel Kibala is still vital.	Common Portuguese loanwords are used interchangeably with Kibala in some communities.	Vulnerable (60 percent certain, based on the evidence available)	11	Youth may understand Kibala but feel more comfortable speaking Portuguese.	11	Centered in the Kibala, Cela, and Ebo municipos of Kwanza Sul Province, Angola	-10.4355,14.5901
					World Oral Literature Project				http://www.oralliterature.org		"World Oral Literature Project." Online: http://www.oralliterature.org.		2,627		1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)
		16		2009	Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16th Edition (2009)	M. Paul Lewis	SIL International	Dallas, TX	http://www.ethnologue.com/		Lewis, M. Paul (ed.). 2009. Ethnologue: Languages of the World, 16 edn. http://www.ethnologue.com/home.asp. (15 February, 2011.)	ll_pub	2,630	2000	1000-9999					Threatened (20 percent certain, based on the evidence available)				Kwanza Sul Province, Angola

Kibala

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,627

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,630

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,627

Discussion

Kibala

Language metadata

Language information by source

Vulnerable

60 percent certain, based on the evidence available

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,627

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,630

Threatened

20 percent certain, based on the evidence available

2,627

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