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Umbundu

Your first steps in Umbundu, the most widely spoken African language of Angola and the language of the Ovimbundu of the central highlands (Huambo, Bié, Benguela). Greet people at any time of day, introduce yourself, count, shop, find your way, talk about your family and build your first sentences, with a say-it-like guide on every line.

A1 · Beginner: Foundations

About Umbundu Umbundu

Ovimbunduthe Umbundu-speaking people
Umbunduthe language (also called South Mbundu)
ofekacountry, landoh-FEH-kah

You are seeing 3 of 213 words and phrases, across 12 modules. Every one of them comes with practice exercises.

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