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ISO 639-3 · twxtwx
Niger–Congo family

Tewe

Tewe is a language of the Shona languages branch (Niger–Congo), spoken in Mozambique.

6a · Vigorous
Wikidata recordGlottolog
At a glance
ISO 639-3
twx
Glottocode
tewe1238
Wikipedia
4 language editions
—first-language speakers
—second-language speakers
1countries
—scripts
9levels in the tree
6aEGIDS level

Facts

NameTewe
Also calledTewe language

Vitality

EGIDS 6a Vigorous6a

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 Tewe

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

1142Niger–Congofamily1061Atlantic–Congobranch910Volta–Congobranch695Benue–Congobranch549Bantoidbranch534Southern Bantoidbranch458Bantubranch27Southern Bantubranch7Shona languagesbranchtwxTewelanguage
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 CommunicationvmwMakhuwaNiger–Congo · 7.4 m5 · DevelopingtsoTsongaNiger–Congo · 4 m1 · NationalsswSwaziNiger–Congo · 2 m1 · NationalkdeMakondeNiger–Congo · 1.7 m5 · DevelopingtscTswaNiger–Congo · 1.2 m5 · Developing