Makhuwa-Shirima

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A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3
vmk
Alternate Names
Chirima, Echirima, Emakhua Eshirima, Emakhuwa Echirima, Eshirima, Makhuwa-Exirima, Makhuwa-Niassa, Makhuwa-Xirima, Shirima, West Makua, Xirima
Autonym
Emakhua Exirima
User Population

729,000 (2017).

Location

Nampula province: west; Niassa province; Zambezia province: northwest border.

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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.31)
Dialects

None known. Probably not intelligible of Makhuwa-Meetto [mgh] or Lomwe [ngl].

Language Development

NT: 2000.

Language Resources
OLAC resources in and about Makhuwa-Shirima
Writing

Latin script [Latn].