YMK ISO 639-3
Makwe
A language of Mozambique
- ISO 639
- ymk
- Alternate Names
- Kimakwe, Macue, Palma
- Population
- 50,000 in Mozambique (2017). Total users in all countries: 147,700.
- Location:
- Cabo Delgado province: coast, Tanzania border area south to Quionga and Palma; Ruvuma river area to Pundanhar.
- Language Status
- 6b* (Threatened).
- Classification
- Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, G, Swahili (G.402)
- Dialects
- Coastal Makwe (Palma), Interior Makwe. Not inherently intelligible with Swahili [swh]. Lexical similarity: 60% with Swahili [swh], 57% with Mwani [wmw], 48% with Yao [yao].
- Language Use
- Some also use Mwani [wmw], especially men. Some also use Portuguese [por], especially those with schooling, for reading. Some also use Swahili [swh], especially men. Those with schooling can read Swahili. Also use Makonde [kde].
- Language Development
- Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Motivation for literacy is high. Grammar.
- Other Comments
- Muslim.
Also Spoken in
- Location
- Lindi and Mtwara regions.
- Language Status
- 6b (Threatened)
- Other Comments
- Muslim. View other languages of Tanzania
Language Name
Maraba
User Population
97,700 in Tanzania (Mradi wa Lugha za Tanzania 2009).
Map
Location: Cabo Delgado province: coast, Tanzania border area south to Quionga and Palma; Ruvuma river area to Pundanhar.
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