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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Tanzania > Mwera

Mwera

A language of Tanzania

ISO 639-3mwe

Population  469,000 (Johnstone and Mandryk 2001).
Region  Southeast, mostly Lindi region, Nachingwea, Ruangwa, and Lindi Urban and Rural districts, north of Makonde.
Language map  Tanzania, reference number 98
Alternate names   Chimwera, Cimwera, Mwela
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Yao (P.20)
Language use  Also use Swahili [swh].
Language development  Grammar.
Comments  Muslim, Christian.