Alternate Names: Acilowe, Alomwe, Chilowe, Cilowe, Elomwe, Ilomwe, Ingulu, Lomue, Mihavane, Mihavani, Mihawani, Ngulu, Nguru, Walomwe, West Makhuwa, Western Makua
Dialects: None known. Reportedly most similar to Makhuwa , and Chuwabu ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 1,500,000 (2006).
Language Use: Used as L2 by Manyawa [mny].
Language Development: NT: 1930–1983.
Writing System: Latin
Nation of Origin: Mozambique
Other Comments: Different from Ngulu (Kingulu) of Tanzania. Traditional religion, Christian, Muslim.