Makhuwa-Meetto language
Encyclopedia
Makhuwa-Meetto is a Bantu language
spoken by about 800,000 people in northern Mozambique
and southern Tanzania
. It is a member of the Makua group
(P.30 in Guthrie's
classification).
Makhuwa-Meetto is closely related to Makhuwa and is part of the Makua languages
.
Bantu languages
The Bantu languages constitute a traditional sub-branch of the Niger–Congo languages. There are about 250 Bantu languages by the criterion of mutual intelligibility, though the distinction between language and dialect is often unclear, and Ethnologue counts 535 languages...
spoken by about 800,000 people in northern Mozambique
Mozambique
Mozambique, officially the Republic of Mozambique , is a country in southeastern Africa bordered by the Indian Ocean to the east, Tanzania to the north, Malawi and Zambia to the northwest, Zimbabwe to the west and Swaziland and South Africa to the southwest...
and southern Tanzania
Tanzania
The United Republic of Tanzania is a country in East Africa bordered by Kenya and Uganda to the north, Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west, and Zambia, Malawi, and Mozambique to the south. The country's eastern borders lie on the Indian Ocean.Tanzania is a state...
. It is a member of the Makua group
Makua languages
The Makhuwa or Makua languages are a branch of Bantu languages spoken primarily in Mozambique.-Name:The name Makua , more accurately Makhuwa, is used on three levels. Some sources distinguish these with differences in spelling 'Makua' vs...
(P.30 in Guthrie's
Malcolm Guthrie
Malcolm Guthrie , professor of Bantu languages, is known primarily for his classification of Bantu languages...
classification).
Makhuwa-Meetto is closely related to Makhuwa and is part of the Makua languages
Makua languages
The Makhuwa or Makua languages are a branch of Bantu languages spoken primarily in Mozambique.-Name:The name Makua , more accurately Makhuwa, is used on three levels. Some sources distinguish these with differences in spelling 'Makua' vs...
.
External links
- Makhuwa-Meetto at EthnologueEthnologueEthnologue: Languages of the World is a web and print publication of SIL International , a Christian linguistic service organization, which studies lesser-known languages, to provide the speakers with Bibles in their native language and support their efforts in language development.The Ethnologue...