Koti

A language of Mozambique

ISO 639-3

Alternate Names

Angoche, Angoje, Angoxe, Coti, Ekoti

Population

77,000 (2006).

Location

Nampula province: Angoche district, Angoche island coast area; Nampula city enclave.

Language Status

6a (Vigorous).

Classification

Dialects

Ekoti, Enatthembo (“Edheidhei” (pej.), Esakaji, Esangaje, Esangaji, “Etteittei” (pej.), Sangaje). A separate language within the Makhuwa group.

Typology

Lexicon heavily influenced by Swahili [swh].

Language Use

Home, market, trading. Used by all. Also use Makhuwa [vmw], Portuguese [por], Swahili [swh].

Language Development

Literacy rate in L2: 20% in Portuguese [por]. Grammar. Bible portions: 2005–2010.

Language Resources

Writing

Arabic script, Naskh variant [Arab], plans for future development using this script. Latin script [Latn], primary usage.

Other Comments

Muslim.