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Makonde (Swahili: Kimakonde, Portuguese: Maconde) 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 (Matembwe) and Mabiha (Maviha) dialects are divergent, and may not be Makonde.[full citation needed]
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makonde language swahili tanzania mozambique bantu matambwe mabiha matembwe dialects ndonde hamba vowels consonants portuguese yao chikungunya kimakonde maconde spoken
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Makonde language | Dialects | ? Matembwe–Machinga | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Dialects | Mabiha | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Dialects | Ndonde Hamba (Mawanda) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Ethnicity | Makonde, Ndonde Hamba | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Glottolog | mako1251 Makonde mach1265 Machinga mata1313 Matambwe | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Guthrie code | P.23,24,25 | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | ISO 639-3 | Variously: kde – Makonde mvw – Machinga njd – Ndonde Hamba wtb – Matambwe | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Atlantic–CongoVolta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuRufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Volta-CongoBenue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuRufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Benue–CongoBantoidSouthern BantoidBantuRufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | BantoidSouthern BantoidBantuRufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Southern BantoidBantuRufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | BantuRufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Rufiji–RuvumaRuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | RuvumaMakonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Makonde languagesMakonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Language family | Makonde | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Native speakers | (2.1 million cited 1987–2016) | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Native to | Tanzania, Mozambique, Malawi, Kenya | 1.00 | infobox |
| Makonde language | Writing system | Latin | 1.00 | infobox |
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