Manyawa

MNY

vigorous

Dialects: None known. Lexical similarity: 69% with Takwane ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
P
Makhuwa (P.31)

Demographics: 173,000 (2006). 85% monolingual in Lugela District.

Language Use: Children learn it as L1. Also use Lomwe [ngl].

Nation of Origin: Mozambique