Umbundu, or
South Mbundu (autonym
úmbúndú), one of two
Bantu languages of
Angola called
Mbundu (see
Kimbundu), is the most widely spoken language of Angola. Speakers are known as
Ovimbundu, who constitute a third of the Angolan people. Their homeland is the Central Highlands of Angola and the coastal region west of these highlands, including the cities of
Benguela and
Lobito. Because of recent internal migration there are now also large communities in
Luanda and its
surrounding province, as well as in
Lubango.