Language Information
Spoken in: Northern Mozambique (Nampula, Cabo Delgado provinces)
Number of Speakers: Approximately 7 million people
Language Family: Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makua
Status: Largest indigenous language in Mozambique, widely spoken in northern regions
Dialects: Central Makhuwa, Coastal Makhuwa, Lomwe-Makhuwa
Message
Wii nheekhalela ntthu wo upa, ntthu waakhulelwa ni nihukuvo ni wiwa. Mphamba ni Erikhopo opani — nhihalelera wo upa.
If you don't feed your body, it weakens and eventually dies. The soul and Spirit alike. Feed them too.