Mbowe language

Mbowe
Mbowe
Esimbowe
Native to	Zambia
Region	Okavango River
Native speakers	460 (2010 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Kavango?; (or maybe Luyana) Mbowe; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mxo
Glottolog	mbow1246
Guthrie code	K.32
ELP	Mbowe

Mbowe (Esimbowe^[1]) is a Bantu language of Zambia.

NativetoZambia

RegionOkavango River

Native speakers

460 (2010 census)^[1]

Language family

Niger–Congo?

Atlantic–Congo
- Benue–Congo
  - Southern Bantoid
    - Bantu (Zone K)
      - Kavango?
        (or maybe Luyana)
        Mbowe

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Maho (2009) lists K.321 Mbume and K.322 Liyuwa as distinct but closely related languages.^[2] Mbowe had once been classified as a dialect of the divergent Luyana language.

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Mbowe
Esimbowe
Native to	Zambia
Region	Okavango River
Native speakers	460 (2010 census)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Benue–Congo Southern Bantoid Bantu (Zone K) Kavango? (or maybe Luyana) Mbowe
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mxo`
Glottolog	`mbow1246`
Guthrie code	`K.32`^[2]
ELP	Mbowe