Ngoya, also known as Pala (Kibala, Ipala), is a newly recognized language of

Angola , national_anthem = " Angola Avante"() , image_map = , map_caption = , capital = Luanda , religion = , religion_year = 2020 , religion_ref = , coordina ...

that since ca. 2010 has been used for national radio broadcasts. It had previously been considered a dialect of

Kimbundu Kimbundu, a Bantu language which has sometimes been called Mbundu or 'North Mbundu' (see Umbundu), is the second-most-widely-spoken Bantu language in Angola. Its speakers are concentrated in the north-west of the country, notably in the Lua ...

without any linguistic evidence, and appears to be transitional between Kimbundu and

Umbundu Umbundu, or South Mbundu (autonym umb, úmbúndú), one of many Bantu languages, is the most widely-spoken autochthonous language of Angola. Its speakers are known as '' Ovimbundu'' and are an ethnic group constituting a third of Angola's popul ...

. Nyoya is spoken in

Cuanza Sul Cuanza Sul Province ("South Cuanza"; Umbundu: Kwanza Kombuelo Volupale) is a province of Angola. It has an area of and a population of 1,881,873. Sumbe is the capital of the province. Don founded the province in 1769 as Novo Redondo. Histo ...

between Songo to the north and Umbundu to the south. The name "Ngoya" is an Umbundu word meaning "savage". The endonym is ''Pala'', which with the noun-class-7 prefix is ''Íipàlà''. It is frequently rendered as ''Kibala'', which is the Kimbundu form.

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Bantu languages Languages of Angola {{Bantu-lang-stub