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Makhuwa (
Emakhuwa; also
spelt Makua and Macua) is the
primary Bantu language of
northern Mozambique. It is
spoken by
roughly 5.8
million Makua people,...
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regional variations found within eMakhuwa proper,
eLomwe uses ch
where tt
appears in
eMakhuwa orthography: for
instance eMakhuwa mirette ("remedy") corresponds...
- of the
eMakhuwa group, with a loss of
initial k-,
which means that many
nouns begin with a vowel: for example, e**** = "rain".
There is
eMakhuwa proper...
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training institutes and schools. The city is diverse, with the
native eMakhuwa po****tion
being the
largest group but with a
visible Indian, European...
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Languages of
Mozambique (2017)
Languages percent Emakhuwa 26.1%
Portuguese 16.6%
Xichangana 8.6%
Nyanja 8.1%
Cisena 7.1%
Elomwe 7.1% Echuwabo...
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noteworthy Chinese and Arab communities.
Portuguese language (official)
Emakhuwa 26.1%,
Xichangana 11.3%,
Portuguese 8.8% (official;
spoken by 27% of po****tion...
- forms:
otchuna (
Emakhuwa),
onthuna (Lmeetto), and
ohuna (Elhomwe)
meaning "to want." Similarly, the
words for "women" are
anamwaani (
Emakhuwa and Elhomwe)...
- Badoni,
Mitange Vinton and
Vinton 2001 P30:
Makhuwa group P341 mhm
Moniga (
Emakhuwa-Emoniga, Emoniga) Kröger 2005 R10:
Umbundu group R11 umb
Umbundu (M’bundo)...
- as Sesotho, Setswana, IsiZulu, IsiXhosa, SiSwati, SiPhuthi, Xitsonga,
EMakhuwa, ChiNgoni, SiLozi,
ChiShona and Tshivenḓa). It is also
known by its IsiZulu...
- • Density 101.8/km2 (264/sq mi)
Ethnic Groups • Makhuwa 40% • Koti 60%
Languages •
EMakhuwa 40 % • Koti 60% Time zone UTC+2 (Central
Africa Time)...
