MGH ISO 639-3
Makhuwa-Meetto
Imeetto Autonym
A language of Mozambique
- ISO 639
- mgh
- Alternate Names
- Emeto, Medo, Meetto, Meto, Metto, Mêto
- Autonym
- Imeetto
- Population
- 1,170,000 in Mozambique (2017). Total users in all countries: 1,748,630.
- Location:
- Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces: Pemba coast inland; Nampula province: coast north of Nacala.
- Language Status
- 5* (Developing).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makhuwa (P.31)
- Dialects
- Lexical similarity: 81%–88% with Makhuwa-Saka [xsq], 78%–82% with the Nahara dialect of Makhuwa-Marrevone [xmc], 78%–80% with Makhuwa [vmw], 66%–68% with Lomwe [ngl].
- Language Development
- Dictionary. Grammar. NT: 2009.
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Makhuwa-Meetto
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Mtwara region: Masasi district; some in Ruvuma region.
- Dialects
- Medo (Emeto, Meto).
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Muslim, Christian, traditional religion. View other languages of Tanzania
Language Name
Makhuwa-Meetto
User Population
577,000 in Tanzania (2016).
- Language Status
- 6a (Vigorous)
- Other Comments
- Non-indigenous. View other languages of Mayotte
Language Name
Makhuwa-Meetto
User Population
1,630 in Mayotte (2017).
Map
Location: Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces: Pemba coast inland; Nampula province: coast north of Nacala.
Size and Vitality
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