Makhuwa-Meetto

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Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces: Pemba coast inland; Nampula province: coast north of Nacala.

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Mayotte

Language NameMakhuwa-Meetto

User Population

1,630 in Mayotte (2017).

Language Status

6a* (Vigorous).

Other Comments

Non-indigenous.

Tanzania

Language NameMakhuwa-Meetto

User Population

577,000 in Tanzania (2016).

Location

Mtwara region: Masasi district; some in Ruvuma region.

Alternate Names

Chimakua, Emakhua, Emakhuwa, Imakua, Kimakua, Macua, Makhua, Makoa, Makua, Makuwa, Maquoua, Mato

Dialects

Medo (Emeto, Meto).

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Language Use

Used by all. Used as L2 by Ndonde Hamba [njd].

Other Comments

Muslim, Christian, traditional religion.