Mbwela

MFU

developing

Alternate Names: Ambuela, Ambuella, Mbuela, Mbwera, Shimbwera

Dialects: None known. Part of Ngangela subgroup. Intelligible with Lucazi ,, Ngonzela, and Nyemba ,, and will be able to use the new Lucazi Bible.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
K
Ciokwe-Luchazi (K.17)

Demographics: 222,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Angola

Other Comments: Traditional religion, Christian.