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Makonde language

LC control no.sh 85080000
LC classificationPL8482.M8 PL8482.M895
Topical headingMakonde language
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Variant(s)Chimakonde language
Chinimakonde language
Cimakonde language
Konde language (Makonde)
Maconde language
Makonda language
Matambe language
Matambwe language (Makonde)
Mekwengo language
Shimakonde language
See alsoBantu languages
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Mozambique--Languages
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Tanzania--Languages
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Found inEthnologue, 16th ed. (Makonde, a language of Tanzania; Region: Mtwara region, primarily Mtwara Urban, Mtwara Rural, Tandahomba, and Newala districts. Alt. names: Chimakonde, Chinimakonde, Konde, Matambe, Matambwe, Mekwengo; Classification: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Yao (P.20). Also spoken in Mozambique; Region: Northeast. Maviha in Mueda; Alt. names: Chimakonde, Chinimakonde, Cimakonde, Konde, Maconde, Makonda, Matambwe, Shimakonde)