Chuwabu language

Chuwabu
Chuwabu
Cuabo
Native to	Mozambique
Native speakers	1.0 million (2017)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Southern Bantu Makhuwa languages Chuwabu; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Dialects	Central Chuwabo; Nyaringa; Marale; Karungu; Maindo;
Writing system	Latin
Language codes
ISO 639-3	Either:; chw – Chuwabo; cwb – Maindo
Glottolog	chuw1238 Chuwabu; main1272 Maindo
Guthrie code	P.34

Chuwabo (Echuwabo), also spelled Cuabo and Txuwabo, is a Bantu language spoken along the central coast of Mozambique.

Native speakers

1.0 million (2017)^[1]

Dialects

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Maindo, though customarily considered a separate language, is close enough to be a dialect of Chuwabo.

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