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Makhuwa-Shirima

Makhuwa-Shirima is an Atlantic-Congo language spoken in Mozambique and Malawi.

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Makhuwa (Emakhuwa; also spelled Makua and Macua) or Mozambican is the primary Bantu language of northern Mozambique. It is spoken by roughly 5.8 million Makua people, who live north of the Zambezi River, particularly in Nampula Province, which is virtually entirely ethnically Makua. It is the most widely spoken indigenous language of Mozambique.

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