Kwanyama

language of Angola and Namibia
Intangible modern_language Q1405077
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Kwanyama

Summary

Kwanyama is a modern language[1]. Kwanyama draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (modern_language category, ranking #33 of 43).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kwanyama is in the country of Angola[3].
  • Kwanyama is in the country of Namibia[4].
  • Kwanyama's instance of is recorded as modern language[5].
  • Kwanyama's instance of is recorded as dialect[6].
  • Kwanyama's instance of is recorded as standard language[7].
  • Kwanyama is a type of Ovambo[8].
  • Kwanyama's writing system is recorded as Latin script[9].
  • Kwanyama's Wikimedia language code is recorded as kj[10].
  • Kwanyama's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -17, 'lon': 17}[11].
  • Kwanyama's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kwanyama language[12].
  • Kwanyama's number of speakers, writers, or signers is recorded as {'amount': '+247000'}[13].
  • Kwanyama's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kj', 'text': 'Kwanyama'}[14].
  • Kwanyama's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kj', 'text': 'Oshikwanyama'}[15].
  • Kwanyama's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'kj', 'text': 'Oshiwambo'}[16].
  • Kwanyama's different from is recorded as Ndonga[17].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Cunene Province[18].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Kunene Region[19].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Kavango West Region[20].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Oshana Region[21].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Omusati Region[22].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Oshikoto Region[23].
  • Kwanyama's indigenous to is recorded as Ohangwena Region[24].
  • Kwanyama's exact match is recorded as http://publications.europa.eu/resource/authority/language/KUA[25].
  • Kwanyama's Ethnologue language status is recorded as 3 Wider Communication[26].
  • Kwanyama's dialect of is recorded as Ovambo[27].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include modern language[5], dialect[6], and standard language[7]. Kwanyama is a type of Ovambo[8].

Why It Matters

Kwanyama draws 62 Wikipedia views per month (modern_language category, ranking #33 of 43).[2] Kwanyama has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Kwanyama is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . scriptsource.org. Retrieved . scriptsource.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . iso639-3.sil.org. iso639-3.sil.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . ikuska.com. ikuska.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . ethnologue.com. ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . Language. op.europa.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Ethnologue. Retrieved . ethnologue.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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    Ethnologue language status 3 Wider Communication
    Country
    Coordinate location {'lat': -17, 'lon': 17}
    Indigenous to Cunene Province, Kunene Region, Kavango West Region +4
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