Makwe language

The Makwe or Macue language (Kimakwe), is a close relative of Swahili spoken on the coast of the Cabo Delgado Province of Mozambique, and across the border in Mtwara Region of Tanzania. Although it shares high lexical similarity (60%) with Swahili, it is not intelligible with it, nor with its cousin Mwani. Arends et al. suggest it might turn out to be a Makonde–Swahili mixed language.[3]

Makwe
Kimakwe
Native to	Mozambique, Tanzania
Native speakers	119,700 (2003-2009)[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu Sabaki Swahili Makwe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`ymk`
Glottolog	`makw1236`
Guthrie code	`G.402`[2]
ELP	Makwe

A grammar of the Makwe language by Maud Devos was published in 2008.[4]

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