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Malawi Lomwe language information


Malawi Lomwe
Anguru, Nguru
Elhomwe
Native toMalawi
Native speakers
2,290,000 (2012)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
  • Atlantic-Congo
    • Volta-Congo
      • Benue-Congo
        • Bantoid
          • Southern Bantoid
            • Bantu
              • Southern Bantu
                • Makua
                  • Lomwe
                    • Malawi Lomwe
Language codes
ISO 639-3lon
Glottologmala1256
Guthrie code
P.331[2]

Malawi Lomwe, known as Elhomwe, is a dialect of the Lomwe language spoken in southeastern Malawi in parts such as Mulanje and Thyolo.

  1. ^ "Lomwe, Malawi". Ethnologue. Retrieved 2018-08-10.
  2. ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online

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