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Ovimbundu people

largest Bantu ethnic group in Angola, inhabiting the Bié Plateau of central Angola and the coastal strip to its west; speak Umbundu; also known as Southern Mbundu, distinct from the Northern Mbundu (Ambundu) who speak Kimbundu
Intangible ethnic_group Q1257799
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Ovimbundu people

Summary

Ovimbundu people is an ethnic group[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • Umbundu was Ovimbundu people's native language[3].
  • Ovimbundu people is in the country of Angola[4].
  • Ovimbundu people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[5].
  • Ovimbundu people's Commons category is recorded as Ovimbundu people[6].
  • Ovimbundu people's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot/Smithsonian Libraries African Ethnic Groups[7].

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Definition and Type

Ovimbundu people's instance of is recorded as ethnic group[5].

Why It Matters

Ovimbundu people has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

Related Entities

Angola

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . Art & Architecture Thesaurus. wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 26TXP2
    Native language → Umbundu
    Language used → Q36983
    Different from → Q460091
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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  2. 12w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Native language → Umbundu
    Instance of → ethnic group
    Aliases → —
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007565996105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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