ISO 639-3 · ymkymk
Niger–Congo family
Makwe
Makwe is a language of the Sabaki branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Mozambique and Tanzania. Wikidata counts about 119,700 speakers (2000).
At a glance
- ISO 639-3
ymk- Glottocode
makw1236- Family
- Niger–Congo
- EGIDS
- 6b Threatened
- Wikipedia
- 9 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
2countries
1scripts
11levels in the tree
6bEGIDS level
Facts
| Name | Makwe |
|---|---|
| Also called | Makwe language, Macue language, Kimakwe |
| All speakers | 119,700 (2000) |
| Written in | Latin script |
Vitality
EGIDS 6b Threatened6b
Endangered. Children are no longer learning it everywhere, or only grandparents speak it — EGIDS 6b to 8b.
Other languages at this levelfamily tree
From Niger–Congo to Makwe
The branches above Makwe, top to bottom. Each node counts the languages of this index that belong to it.
where it is spoken
Countries
Also spoken in Mozambique
porPortugueseIndo-European · 227.3 m1 · NationalzulZuluNiger–Congo · 27.8 m1 · NationalnyaChewaNiger–Congo · 12 m3 · Wider CommunicationsnaShonaNiger–Congo · 9 m3 · Wider CommunicationvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · NationalsswSwaziNiger–Congo · 2 m1 · NationalkdeMakondeNiger–Congo · 1.7 m5 · DevelopingtscTswaNiger–Congo · 1.2 m5 · DevelopingrngRongaNiger–Congo · 722,0005 · Developing