Makwe

YMK

vigorous

Alternate Names: Kimakwe, Macue, Palma

Dialects: Coastal Makwe (Palma), Interior Makwe. Not inherently intelligible with Swahili ,. Lexical similarity: 60% with Swahili ,, 57% with Mwani ,, 48% with Yao ,.

Genealogy:

Niger-Congo
Atlantic-Congo
Volta-Congo
Benue-Congo
Bantoid
Southern
Narrow Bantu
Central
G
Swahili (G.402)

Demographics: 22,000 in Mozambique (2003). Population total all countries: 32,000.

Language Use: Most Palma men also use Mwani [wmw]. Those with schooling can read Portuguese [por]. Men also use Swahili [swh]. Those with schooling can read Swahili. Also use Makonde [kde].

Language Development: Literacy rate in L2: 20%. Motivation for literacy is high. Grammar.

Nation of Origin: Mozambique

Other Comments: Muslim.