Kiwilwana

MLK

vigorous

Alternate Names: Elwana, Ilwana, “Malakote” (pej.), “Malankote” (pej.)

Dialects: None known. Not intelligible with Kipfokomo Pokomo ,. Lexical similarity: 55%–57% with Kipfokomo ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
E
Nyika-Taita (E.701)

Demographics: 16,800 (2009 census), increasing.

Language Use: Vigorous. Home, community. All ages. Positive attitudes. Also use English [eng], Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Waata [ssn].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L1: Below 1%. Literacy rate in L2: Below 5%. Orthography under development. Poetry.

Writing System: Latin

Nation of Origin: Kenya

Other Comments: Cushitic influence. Muslim.