Dema

A language of Mozambique

ISO 639: dmx
Population: 11,000 (2017). Population displaced during Cabora Bassa Dam construction.
Location:: Tete province: near Cahora Bassa dam, north of Zimbabwe.
Language Status: 6b* (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, S, Shona (S.10)
Language Use: Strong pressure to assimilate to Nyungwe [nyu].

Location: Tete province: near Cahora Bassa dam, north of Zimbabwe.