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ISO 639-3 · chwchw
Niger–Congo family

Chuwabu

Chuwabu is a language of the Makua branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Mozambique.

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
chw
Glottocode
chuw1238
Wikipedia
14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameChuwabu
Also calledChuwabu language, Chuabo, Chuwabo, Cuwabo, Etxuwabo

Vitality

EGIDS 5 Developing5

Stable. Spoken by all generations at home, with or without schooling — EGIDS 5 and 6a.

Other languages at this level
family tree

From Niger–Congo to Chuwabu

The branches above Chuwabu, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch163East Bantubranch10MakuabranchchwChuwabulanguage
where it is spoken

Countries

Mozambique39 languages in the index

Also spoken in Mozambique

porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalswhKiswahiliNiger–Congo · 98.3 m1 · NationalzulZuluNiger–Congo · 27.8 m1 · NationalswaSwahiliNiger–Congo · 15.4 mnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationtsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · NationalsswSwaziNiger–Congo · 2 m1 · NationalkdeMakondeNiger–Congo · 1.7 m5 · DevelopingtscTswaNiger–Congo · 1.2 m5 · Developing