| Population |
963,000 in Mozambique (2006). Population total all countries: 1,348,000. |
| Region |
Cabo Delgado and Niassa provinces. Also in Tanzania. |
| Language map |
Mozambique, reference number 13
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| Alternate names |
Emeto, Imeetto, Medo, Meetto, Meto, Mêto, Metto |
| Dialects |
Lexical similarity: 81%–88% with Makhuwa-Saka [xsq], 78%–82% with the Nahara dialect of Makhuwa-Marrevone [xmc], 78%–80% with Makhuwa [vmw], 66%–68% with Lomwe [ngl]. |
| Classification |
Niger-Congo, Atlantic-Congo, Volta-Congo, Benue-Congo, Bantoid, Southern, Narrow Bantu, Central, P, Makua (P.30) |
| Language development |
Dictionary. Grammar. Bible portions: 1927. |
| Writing system |
Latin script. |
| Comments |
Traditional religion, Muslim, Christian. |
