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ISO 639-3 · vmkvmk
Niger–Congo family

Makhuwa-Shirima

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

5 · Developing
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At a glance
ISO 639-3
vmk
Glottocode
makh1260
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
5EGIDS level

Facts

NameMakhuwa-Shirima
Also calledMakhuwa-Shirima language

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 Makhuwa-Shirima

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch163East Bantubranch10MakuabranchvmkMakhuwa-Shirimalanguage
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