MHM ISO 639-3
Makhuwa-Moniga
A language of Mozambique
- ISO 639
- mhm
- Alternate Names
- Emakhuwa-Emoniga, Emoniga, Moniga
- Population
- 440,000 (2017).
- Location:
- Zambezia province: Indian Ocean coast and inland past Mocubela.
- Language Status
- 6a* (Vigorous).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makhuwa (P.341)
- Dialects
- None known. Lexical similarity: 56% with Lomwe [ngl].
- Language Resources
- OLAC resources in and about Makhuwa-Moniga
- Writing
- Latin script [Latn].
- Other Comments
- Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.
Also Spoken in
Map
Location: Zambezia province: Indian Ocean coast and inland past Mocubela.
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