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ISO 639-3 · nglngl
Niger–Congo family

Lomwe

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

5 · Developing
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
ngl
Glottocode
lomw1241
Wikipedia
14 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameLomwe
Also calledLomwe language, ELomwe

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 Lomwe

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch163East Bantubranch10MakuabranchnglLomwelanguage
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