The Mbundu/Ambundu people of Angola…Trip Down Memory Lane
1.Mbundu
The Mbundu, also known as, Northern Mbundu or Ambundu are Bantu-speaking people living in Angola’s north-west, north of the river Kwanza. The Ambundu speak Kimbundu, and mostly also the official language of the country, Portuguese. The Ambundu nowadays live in the region stretching to the East from Angola’s capital city of Luanda. The head of the main Mbundu kingdom was called Ngola, which is the origin of the name of the country Angola.
