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Makonde

Spoken language
Makonde, or Kimakonde, is the language spoken by the Makonde, an ethnic group in southeast Tanzania and northern Mozambique. Makonde is a central Bantu language closely related to Yao. The Matambwe and Mabiha dialects are divergent, and may not be... Wikipedia
Region: Africa
Language family: Niger–Congo languages
Dialects: ? Matembwe–Machinga; Mabiha; Ndonde Hamba (Mawanda)
Native speakers: (2.1 million cited 1987–2016)