Makonde

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Mtwara region: Mtwara rural, Mtwara urban, Newala, and Tandahomba districts; north into Lindi region.

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Mozambique

Language NameMakonde

User Population

525,000 in Mozambique (2017).

Location

Cabo Delgado province: Mueda (Maviha dialect).

Alternate Names

Chimakonde, Chinimakonde, Cimakonde, Konde, Maconde, Makonda, Matambwe, Shimakonde

Dialects

Vadonde (Donde, Ndonde), Vamwalu (Mwalu), Vamwambe (Mwambe), Vamakonde (Makonde), Maviha (Chimaviha, Kimawiha, Mabiha, Mavia, Mawia, Mawiha).

Language Status

5* (Developing).

Language Use

Used as L2 by Makwe [ymk].

Other Comments

Reserved toward outsiders. Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.