Ambundu, the Glossary
The Ambundu or Mbundu (Mbundu: Ambundu or Akwambundu, singular: Mumbundu (distinct from the Ovimbundu) are a Bantu people who live on a high plateau in present-day Angola just north of the Kwanza River. The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and most also speak the official language of the country, Portuguese. They are the second biggest ethnic group in the country and make up 25% of the total population of Angola.[1]
Table of Contents
34 relations: African American Lives, Ambaca, Angola, Bantu peoples, Bengo Province, Chris Tucker, Christianity, Colonialism, Cuanza Norte Province, Cuanza River, Cuanza Sul Province, History of Angola, Ilha de Luanda, Isaiah Washington, Khoisan, Kimbundu, Kingdom of Matamba, Kingdom of Ndongo, Kongo people, Luanda, Malanje Province, Matrilineality, Middle Ages, Mitochondrial DNA, Monopoly, Ngola (title), Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba, Ovimbundu, PBS, Portugal, Portuguese language, Pygmy peoples, Traditional African religions, Zambezi.
- Ethnic groups in Angola
- Northern Mbundu
African American Lives
African American Lives is a PBS television miniseries hosted by historian Henry Louis Gates Jr., focusing on African American genealogical research.
See Ambundu and African American Lives
Ambaca
Ambaca is a town and municipality in Cuanza Norte Province in Angola.
Angola
Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-central coast of Southern Africa.
Bantu peoples
The Bantu peoples are an ethnolinguistic grouping of approximately 400 distinct native African ethnic groups who speak Bantu languages.
Bengo Province
Bengo is a province of Angola.
See Ambundu and Bengo Province
Chris Tucker
Christopher Tucker (born August 31, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian and actor.
Christianity
Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
Colonialism
Colonialism is the pursuing, establishing and maintaining of control and exploitation of people and of resources by a foreign group.
Cuanza Norte Province
The Cuanza Norte Province (Cuanza; Konano Kwanza Volupale) is province of Angola.
See Ambundu and Cuanza Norte Province
Cuanza River
The Kwanza River, also known as the Coanza, the Quanza, and the Cuanza, is the longest river in Angola.
Cuanza Sul Province
Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a province of Angola.
See Ambundu and Cuanza Sul Province
History of Angola
Angola was first settled by San hunter-gatherer societies before the northern domains came under the rule of Bantu states such as Kongo and Ndongo.
See Ambundu and History of Angola
Ilha de Luanda
Ilha do Cabo (Cape Island) typically known as Ilha de Luanda (Island of Luanda) is a spit off the shore of Luanda, the capital of Angola, a country on the continents' southwestern coast.
See Ambundu and Ilha de Luanda
Isaiah Washington
Isaiah Washington IV (born August 3, 1963) is an American actor and film producer.
See Ambundu and Isaiah Washington
Khoisan
Khoisan, or Khoe-Sān, is a catch-all term for the indigenous peoples of Southern Africa who traditionally speak non-Bantu languages, combining the Khoekhoen (formerly "Hottentots") and the Sān peoples (also called "Bushmen").
Kimbundu
Kimbundu, a Bantu language which has sometimes been called Mbundu or North Mbundu (to distinguish it from Umbundu, sometimes called South Mbundu), is the second-most-widely-spoken Bantu language in Angola. Ambundu and Kimbundu are northern Mbundu.
Kingdom of Matamba
The Kingdom of Matamba (1631–1744) was an African state located in what is now the Baixa de Cassange region of Malanje Province of modern-day Angola. Ambundu and Kingdom of Matamba are northern Mbundu.
See Ambundu and Kingdom of Matamba
Kingdom of Ndongo
The Kingdom of Ndongo, 1515-1909, (formerly known as Angola or Dongo, also Kimbundu: Utuminu ua Ndongo, Utuminu ua Ngola) was an early-modern African state located in the highlands between the Lukala and Kwanza Rivers, in what is now Angola. Ambundu and Kingdom of Ndongo are northern Mbundu.
See Ambundu and Kingdom of Ndongo
Kongo people
The Kongo people (Bisi Kongo., EsiKongo, singular: Musi Kongo; also Bakongo, singular: Mukongo or M'kongo) are a Bantu ethnic group primarily defined as the speakers of Kikongo. Ambundu and Kongo people are Bantu peoples and ethnic groups in Angola.
Luanda
Luanda (/luˈændə, -ˈɑːn-/, Portuguese) is the capital and largest city of Angola.
Malanje Province
Malanje is a province of Angola.
See Ambundu and Malanje Province
Matrilineality
Matrilineality is the tracing of kinship through the female line.
See Ambundu and Matrilineality
Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA and mDNA) is the DNA located in the mitochondria organelles in a eukaryotic cell that converts chemical energy from food into adenosine triphosphate (ATP).
See Ambundu and Mitochondrial DNA
Monopoly
A monopoly (from Greek label and label), as described by Irving Fisher, is a market with the "absence of competition", creating a situation where a specific person or enterprise is the only supplier of a particular thing.
Ngola (title)
Ngola was the title for rulers of the Ndongo kingdom which existed from the sixteenth to the seventeenth century in what is now north-west Angola.
Nzinga of Ndongo and Matamba
Nzinga Ana de Sousa Mbande, Nzhinga (– 17 December 1663) was a southwest African ruler who ruled as queen of the Ambundu Kingdoms of Ndongo (1624–1663) and Matamba (1631–1663), located in present-day northern Angola.
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Ovimbundu
The Ovimbundu, also known as the Southern Mbundu, are a Bantu ethnic group who live on the Bié Plateau of central Angola and in the coastal strip west of these highlands. Ambundu and Ovimbundu are Bantu peoples and ethnic groups in Angola.
PBS
The Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is an American public broadcaster and non-commercial, free-to-air television network based in Crystal City, Virginia.
See Ambundu and PBS
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe, whose territory also includes the Macaronesian archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira.
Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
See Ambundu and Portuguese language
Pygmy peoples
In anthropology, pygmy peoples are ethnic groups whose average height is unusually short.
Traditional African religions
The beliefs and practices of African people are highly diverse, including various ethnic religions.
See Ambundu and Traditional African religions
Zambezi
The Zambezi (also spelled Zambeze and Zambesi) is the fourth-longest river in Africa, the longest east-flowing river in Africa and the largest flowing into the Indian Ocean from Africa. Its drainage basin covers, slightly less than half of the Nile's. The river rises in Zambia and flows through eastern Angola, along the north-eastern border of Namibia and the northern border of Botswana, then along the border between Zambia and Zimbabwe to Mozambique, where it crosses the country to empty into the Indian Ocean.
See also
Ethnic groups in Angola
- Ambundu
- Brazilians in Angola
- Cape Verdean Angolan
- Chinese people in Angola
- Chokwe
- Chokwe people
- Dondo people
- Ganguela
- German Angolans
- Herero people
- Himba people
- Kongo
- Kongo people
- List of Mbunda Chiefs in Zambia
- Lozi people
- Lunda people
- Luvale people
- Mbadja people
- Mbunda people
- Mucubal people
- Ovambo
- Ovambo people
- Ovimbundu
- Portuguese Angolans
- Romani people in Portugal
- Rulers of Mbundaland
- San people
- Sundi
- Twa
- Vili people
- White Angolans
- Xindonga
- Yaka people
- Yombe people
- Zemba
- ǃKung people
Northern Mbundu
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ambundu
Also known as Mbundu people, Northern Mbundu people.