Languages of Mozambique

39 languages of the index are spoken in Mozambique; 1 has official status (Portuguese). The country has about 29.7 m inhabitants (2017).

39 languages5 endangered or dormantAfricaISO MZ / MOZ

Official languages

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · National

All languages spoken in Mozambique

Language	ISO	Family	Countries	Speakers	Vitality
porPortugueseportuguês	`por`	Indo-European	+10	227.3 m	1 · National
swhKiswahilikiswahili	`swh`	Niger–Congo	+3	98.3 m	1 · National
zulZuluisiZulu	`zul`	Niger–Congo		27.8 m	1 · National
swaSwahiliKiswahili	`swa`	Niger–Congo	+10	15.4 m
nyaChewaChilankhulo cha Chichewa	`nya`	Niger–Congo	+1	12 m	3 · Wider Communication
snaShonaChiShona	`sna`	Niger–Congo	+1	9 m	3 · Wider Communication
vmwMakhuwa	`vmw`	Niger–Congo		7.4 m	5 · Developing
tsoTsonga	`tso`	Niger–Congo	+1	4 m	1 · National
sswSwazisiSwati	`ssw`	Niger–Congo		2 m	1 · National
kdeMakonde	`kde`	Niger–Congo		1.7 m	5 · Developing
tscTswa	`tsc`	Niger–Congo		1.2 m	5 · Developing
rngRonga	`rng`	Niger–Congo		722,000	5 · Developing
kdnKunda	`kdn`	Niger–Congo		157,000	6b · Threatened
ymkMakwe	`ymk`	Niger–Congo		119,700	6b · Threatened
wmwMwaniKimwani	`wmw`	Niger–Congo		100,000	5 · Developing
yaoYaochiYao	`yao`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
sehChibarwe	`seh`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nglLomwe	`ngl`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
chwChuwabu	`chw`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
cceChopi	`cce`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nyuNyungwe	`nyu`	Niger–Congo			3 · Wider Communication
ndcNdau	`ndc`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
nseNsenga	`nse`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
mxcManyika	`mxc`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
ekoEkoti	`eko`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mzyMozambican Sign Language	`mzy`	—			5 · Developing
ngoNgoni	`ngo`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
dmxDema	`dmx`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
tohTonga	`toh`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
twlTawara	`twl`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
vmkMakhuwa-Shirima	`vmk`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
mghMakhuwa-Meetto	`mgh`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing
twxTewe	`twx`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
mhmMoniga	`mhm`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
bwgBarwe	`bwg`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
phmPhimbi	`phm`	Niger–Congo			6b · Threatened
kznKokola	`kzn`	Niger–Congo			6a · Vigorous
xnqMozambican Ngoni	`xnq`	Niger–Congo
llbLolo	`llb`	Niger–Congo			5 · Developing

39 languages · click a column to sort · source: Wikidata