Lomwe language

Not to be confused with Ngulu language (Tanzania).
Lomwe
Western Makhuwa
Elomwe
Native toMalawi, Mozambique
EthnicityLomwe
Native speakers
2,520,000 (2017)
Dialects
  • Lomwe
  • Ngulu (Mihavane)
Official status
Recognised minority
language in
Language codes
ISO 639-3ngl
Glottologlomw1241
P.32–33

The Lomwe (Lowe) language, Elomwe, also known as Western Makua, is the Bantu language of Mozambique. It belongs with Makua in the group of distinctive Bantu languages in the northern part of the country.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.