Songo, Umbundu. Some of the national languages are used in Angolan schools, including the provision of teaching materials such as books, but there is a shortage of teachers. Umbundu is the most widely spoken Bantu language, spoken natively by about 23 percent of the population, about 5.9 million. It is mainly spoken in the center and south of the country. Kimbundu is spoken in Luanda Province and adjacent provinces. Kikongo is spoken in the northwest, including the exclave of Cabinda. About 8.24% of Angolans use Kikongo. Fiote is spoken by about 2.9%, mainly in Cabinda. Lingala is also spoken in Angola. The San people speak languages from two families, the !Kung and Khoe, though only a few hundred speak the latter. The majority of San fled to South Africa after the end of the civil war. The extinct Kwadi language may have been distantly related to Khoe, and Kwisi is entirely unknown; their speakers were neither Khoisan nor Bantu. Asian languages A (very small) number of Angolans of Lebanese descent speak Arabic and/or French. Due to increasing Angola-China relations, there is now a sinophone community of about 300,000. Romani is spoken by the Roma minority in Angola. The Roma were deported to Angola from Portugal. List of Languages of Angola Listed below are the languages of Angola. Foreign languages The most popular foreign languages taught at school are English and French. The Angolan Government has planned to make English a compulsory subject in the future. See also Angolan Portuguese Notes References External links Tola Akindipe, Geofrey Kakaula & Alcino Joné, Largest Chokwe language resource on the internet (Mofeko) Tola Akindipe, André Tati. Largest Ibinda (Fiote) language resource on the web (Mofeko) PanAfrican L10n page on Angola L'aménagement linguistique dans le monde – Angola Ethnologue Listing of Angolan Languages endangeredlanguages.com