Ilwana | |
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Malakote | |
Kiwilwana | |
Native to | Kenya |
Region | Tana River District |
Native speakers
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17,000 (2009 census) |
Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 |
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Glottolog | ilwa1237 |
E.701 |
Ilwana (Kiwilwana), or Malakote, is a minor Bantu language of Kenya. Arends et al. state that it is a mixed language from c. 1650 of Bantu Ilwana and Cushitic Oromo.