Alternate Names: Angoche, Angoje, Angoxe, Coti, Ekoti
Dialects: Ekoti, Enatthembo (“Edheidhei” (pej.), Esakaji, Esangaje, Esangaji, “Etteittei” (pej.), Sangaje). A separate language within the Makhuwa group.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 77,000 (2006).
Language Use: Home, market, trading. All ages. Also use Makhuwa [vmw], Portuguese [por], Swahili [swh].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20% Portuguese. Grammar. Bible portions: 2005–2008.
Typology: Lexicon heavily influenced by Swahili ,.
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Mozambique
Other Comments: Muslim.