Makonde
E534696
Makonde is a Bantu language spoken primarily by the Makonde people of northern Mozambique and southern Tanzania.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makonde canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bantu language
ⓘ
natural language ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Chimakonde
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ⓘ
Shimakonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closelyRelatedTo |
Mwera language
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yao language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endonym | Chimakonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Makonde people NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| glottologCode | mako1257 ⓘ |
| hasDialect |
Central Makonde
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ⓘ
Mozambican Makonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Makonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Makonde NERFINISHED ⓘ Tanzanian Makonde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLiterature |
educational materials
ⓘ
religious texts ⓘ |
| hasOrthography |
Latin-based orthography in Tanzania
ⓘ
standardized Latin-based orthography in Mozambique ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Portuguese language
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ⓘ
Swahili language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iso639-3Code | kde ⓘ |
| languageFamily | Niger-Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageStatus | vigorous use in rural areas ⓘ |
| lexicalSimilarity | high with other Makonde–Yao languages ⓘ |
| linguisticBranch | Makonde–Yao group NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature | agglutinative verbal morphology ⓘ |
| phonologicalFeature | noun class system typical of Bantu languages ⓘ |
| primaryRegion |
northern Mozambique
ⓘ
southern Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionWithinMozambique | Cabo Delgado Province NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionWithinTanzania |
Lindi Region
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ⓘ
Mtwara Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spokenInCountry |
Mozambique
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ⓘ
Tanzania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bantu languages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| syntaxFeature | basic SVO word order ⓘ |
| usedByReligion |
Christianity
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ⓘ
Islam NERFINISHED ⓘ local traditional religions ⓘ |
| usedFor |
everyday communication
ⓘ
music and storytelling ⓘ oral tradition ⓘ |
| usedInEducation | local primary education in some areas ⓘ |
| usedInMedia | local radio broadcasts ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Latin alphabet
ⓘ
surface form:
Latin script
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.