CWB ISO 639-3
Maindo
A language of Mozambique
- ISO 639
- cwb
- Alternate Names
- Chwambo
- Population
- 43,000 (2017).
- Location:
- Zambezia province: Micaune, Zambezi river mouth.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makhuwa (P.34)
- Dialects
- Mitange, Badoni. Lexical similarity: 84% with Chuwabu [chw].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Maindo
- Writing
- Unwritten [Qaax].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Zambezia province: Micaune, Zambezi river mouth.
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