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Ethnologue > Web version > Country index > Africa > Mozambique > Makhuwa-Shirima

Makhuwa-Shirima

A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3vmk

Population  618,000 (2006).
Region  South of Niassa Province.
Language map  Mozambique, reference number 16
Alternate names   Chirima, Eshirima, Makhuwa-Exirima, Makhuwa-Niassa, Makhuwa-Xirima, Shirima, West Makua, Xirima
Dialects  Probably not intelligible with Makhuwa-Meetto [mgh], or Lomwe [ngl].
Classification  Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makua (P.30)
Language development  NT: 2000.

Entries from the SIL Bibliography about this language:

Academic Publications

CAMPOS, Alaudino J. R.; CAMULHA, Rodgrigues Joaquim; DANIEL, Tiorenço Gervásio; NABILE, Lourenço Faria; RACHIDE, Rafael José Gaspar; SUNATE, Mahando Lúcia, authors; NELLY, Octávio Gonçalves, illustrator. 2009. Vocabulário de Emakhuwa Echirima.

KRÖGER, Oliver, author. 2005. "Report on a survey of coastal Makua dialects."  Available online

Vernacular Publications

Contos tradicionais bilingues; Mwani, Koti, Makonde, Makhuwa, Nyungwe, Lolo. 2001.