Lomwe

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A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3
ngl
Alternate Names
Acilowe, Alomwe, Chilowe, Cilowe, Elomwe, Ilomwe, Ingulu, Lomue, Mihavane, Mihavani, Mihawani, Ngulu, Nguru, Walomwe, West Makhuwa, Western Makua
Autonym
Elhomwe
User Population

2,520,000 (2017).

Location

Nampula and Niassa provinces: Alto Molocue; Zambezia province.

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Language Status

5* (Developing).

Classification
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makhuwa (P.32)
Dialects

None known. Reportedly most similar to Makhuwa [vmw] and Chuwabu [chw].

Language Use

Used as L2 by Manyawa [mny].

Language Development

Dictionary. Bible: 2017.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Lomwe
Writing

Latin script [Latn].

Other Comments

Different from Ngulu (Kingulu) of Tanzania. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.