Lomwe | Ethnologue

A language of Mozambique

ISO 639: ngl
Alternate Names: Acilowe, Alomwe, Chilowe, Cilowe, Elomwe, Ilomwe, Ingulu, Lomue, Mihavane, Mihavani, Mihawani, Ngulu, Nguru, Walomwe, West Makhuwa, Western Makua
Autonym: Elhomwe
Population: 2,520,000 (2017).
Location:: Nampula and Niassa provinces: Alto Molocue; Zambezia province.
Language Status: 5* (Developing).
Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makhuwa (P.32)
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Makhuwa [vmw] and Chuwabu [chw].
Language Use: Used as L2 by Manyawa [mny].
Language Development: Dictionary. Bible: 2017.
Language Resources: OLAC resources in and about Lomwe
Writing: Latin script [Latn].
Other Comments: Different from Ngulu (Kingulu) of Tanzania. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.

Location: Nampula and Niassa provinces: Alto Molocue; Zambezia province.