Manyawa

A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3

Population

173,000 (2006). 85% monolingual in Lugela District.

Location

Western Zambezia Province, Lugela district.

Language Status

5 (Developing).

Classification

Dialects

Lexical similarity: 69% with Takwane [tke].

Language Use

Children learn it as L1. Also use some Lomwe [ngl].

Language Resources