
KIKAONDE
KIKAONDE
LANGUAGE INFORMATION |
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Language Name KIKAONDE |
Alternate Names KIIKAONDE, KAONDE, LUBA KAONDE, CHIKAONDE, KAHONDE |
ISO Language Code ISO 639-3: kqn |
Total Speakers (native and second language) Approx 400,000 |
Dialects No similar dialect, but closely related to Kisanga and Kiluba of Congo DR due to common ancestry |
Language Status EGIDS 4 (Educational). This means the language is well developed and is used in institutions beyond the home and the community. (Ethnologue) |
Language Rating The International Standards Organization (ISO) rates Kikaonde as a “Living” language, which means that people who learnt it as their first language (mother tongue) are still living. |
Language Classification ISO classifies Kikaonde as an “Individual” language, which means being fluent in a language similar to Kikaonde does not mean one can automatically speak Kikaonde. |
Language Development Kikaonde language development initiatives include government sponsored literacy campaigns, health and agriculture literature, local language education in schools, and use of the language on national Radio and TV. The language is also widely published in religious literature. |
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