Mwera

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639: mjh
Alternate Names: Kimwera, Kinyasa, Nyanza, Nyasa
Population: 6,000 (2004).
Location:: Ruvuma region: Mbinga district, Mbamba bay, Lake Nyasa shore.
Language Status: 6b (Threatened).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Tumbuka (N.201)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly similar to Mwera [mwe] in the Lindi Region, but not the same. Also reportedly similar to Nyanja (N.30) languages.
Language Use: Some young people, all adults.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Mwera
Writing: Latin script [Latn].

Location: Ruvuma region: Mbinga district, Mbamba bay, Lake Nyasa shore.