Dema

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A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3
dmx
User Population

11,000 (2017). Population displaced during Cabora Bassa Dam construction.

Location

Tete province: near Cahora Bassa dam, north of Zimbabwe.

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Language Status

6b* (Threatened).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Shona (S.10)
Language Use

Strong pressure to assimilate to Nyungwe [nyu].

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Dema