Makhuwa

E70628
Bantu language natural language subject–object–verb language

Makhuwa is a major Bantu language spoken primarily in northern Mozambique by the Makhuwa people.

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Observed surface forms (6)

Surface form Occurrences
Makhuwa-Meetto 2
Emakhuwa 1
Makhuwa-Marrevone 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Bantu language ⓘ
natural language ⓘ
subject–object–verb language ⓘ
belongsToBranch Narrow Bantu ⓘ
continent Africa ⓘ
country Mozambique ⓘ
ethnicGroupAssociated Makhuwa people ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Makhuwa ⓘ
surface form: Emakhuwa

Macua ⓘ
hasApproximateSpeakers 7000000 ⓘ
hasDialects Makhuwa-Enahara ⓘ
Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Makhuwa-Marrevone

Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Makhuwa-Meetto

Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Makhuwa-Nahara

Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Makhuwa-Shirima
hasGlottologCode makh1266 ⓘ
hasGlottologName Makhuwa self-link ⓘ
hasISO639-3Code vmw ⓘ
hasMorphologicalType agglutinative language ⓘ
hasNounClassSystem yes ⓘ
hasPhonologicalFeature tone language ⓘ
hasWordOrder SOV ⓘ
isMajorityLanguageIn Nampula Province ⓘ
isMutuallyIntelligibleWith Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Makhuwa-Meetto
isRecognizedAs major indigenous language of Mozambique ⓘ
isSpokenAsL1By Makhuwa people ⓘ
isSpokenAsL2In Nampula Province ⓘ
surface form: Northern Mozambique
languageFamily Bantu ⓘ
neighboringLanguage Makonde ⓘ
Sena ⓘ
Swahili language ⓘ
surface form: Swahili

Yao ⓘ
partOfLanguageFamily Atlantic–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Benue–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Niger–Congo languages NERFINISHED ⓘ
Southern Bantoid ⓘ
surface form: Southern Bantoid languages
region Cabo Delgado Province ⓘ
Nampula Province ⓘ
Niassa Province ⓘ
spokenBy Makhuwa people ⓘ
spokenIn Mozambique ⓘ
Mozambique ⓘ
surface form: Northern Mozambique
subfamily Makhuwa languages ⓘ
subgroupOf P30 Makhuwa group ⓘ
usedInDomain daily communication ⓘ
local trade ⓘ
traditional culture ⓘ
writingSystem Latin script ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Makhuwa → hasAlternativeName → Makhuwa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Emakhuwa
Makhuwa → hasDialects → Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makhuwa-Meetto
Makhuwa → hasDialects → Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makhuwa-Shirima
Makhuwa → hasDialects → Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makhuwa-Marrevone
Makhuwa → hasDialects → Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makhuwa-Nahara
Makhuwa → hasGlottologName → Makhuwa self-link ⓘ
Makhuwa → isMutuallyIntelligibleWith → Makhuwa self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Makhuwa-Meetto
Tsonga → macrolanguageOf → Makhuwa ⓘ
this entity surface form: Tswa-Ronga cluster