Mpoto
A language of Tanzania
| Population | 80,000 (Voegelin and Voegelin 1977). |
| Region | Ruvuma region, Mbinga District, southwest, Lake Nyasa northeast shore. |
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Tanzania, reference number 105 |
| Alternate names | Chimpoto, Kinyasa, Nyasa |
| Classification | Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, N, Manda (N.12) |
| Language use | Many also use Matengo [mgv]. |
| Language development | Bible portions: 1913–1924. |
| Writing system | Latin script. |
| Comments | Both Mpoto and Manda [mgs] have alternate names of ‘Kinyasa’. Christian, traditional religion. |
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