Alternate Names: Ibo, Kimwani, Muane, Mwane, Quimuane
Dialects: Kisanga (Kikisanga, Quissanga), Nkojo (Kinkojo), Nsimbwa (Kinsimbwa), Wibo (Kiwibo). Not intelligible of Swahili ,. Kiwibo is prestige dialect. Kinsimbwa, the northernmost Mocimboa da Praia dialect, is inherently intelligible with others, even though it is the most distinct. Lexical similarity: 60% with Swahili ,, 48% with Yao ,.
Genealogy:
Demographics: 100,000 (2006). L2 users: 20,000.
Language Use: Home, community, religion, commerce. Also use Makhuwa [vmw], Portuguese [por], Swahili [swh]. Used as L2 by Makwe [ymk].
Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 30%–40% in Arabic, 30%–40% in Portuguese. Dictionary. NT: 2013.
Writing System: Arabic, Latin
Nation of Origin: Mozambique
Other Comments: Ethnonym: Namwaní or Mwaní by Portuguese speakers. Muslim.