Ilwana language
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Bantu language spoken in Kenya
- Distinguish the Ilwana dialectof Konongo.
Ilwana | |
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Malakote | |
Kiwilwana | |
Native to | Kenya |
Region | Tana River District |
Native speakers | 22,000 (2019 census)[1] |
Niger–Congo?
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Language codes | |
ISO 639-3 | mlk |
Glottolog | ilwa1237 |
E.701 [2] | |
ELP | Kiwilwana |
Ilwana (Kiwilwana), or Malakote, is a minor
Bantu language
of Kenya.
References
- ^ Ilwana at Ethnologue (26th ed., 2023)
- ^ Jouni Filip Maho, 2009. New Updated Guthrie List Online
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