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The Mbundu people are the largest ethnic group in Angola. About one half of Angola's population is of Mbundu origin (Ovimbundu and Kimbundu); however, a smaller percentage of Mbundu people speak the Umbundu and Kimbundu languages in favor of the Portuguese[citation needed], because of strong Portuguese influence in Mbundu territory. The Mbundu people live in the region surrounding Angola's capital city of Luanda. They also are predominant in the Bengo, Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, and Malanje provinces. The head of the Mbundu kingdom was called the N'gola, which is the origin of the name of the nation of Angola.
[edit] Famous Mbundu
The American actor Chris Tucker discovered that his genealogical DNA test shows that he was of the Mbundu ethnic group on the PBS special African American Lives. Isaiah Washington, another American actor, has a genealogical DNA link to the Mbundu tribe through his paternal line.
