Makwe language
| Makwe | |
|---|---|
| Native to | Mozambique, Tanzania |
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Native speakers
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32,000 (2003) |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-3 | |
| Glottolog | makw1236 |
G.402 |
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The Makwe (Macue) language, Kimakwe, is a close relative of Swahili spoken on the coast of the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique, and across the border in Tanzania. Although it shares high lexical similarity (60%) with Swahili, it is not intelligible with it, nor with its cousin Mwani. Arends et al. suggest it might turn out to be a Makonde–Swahili mixed language.
A grammar of the Makwe language by Maud Devos was published in 2008.
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