Dema language

Bantu language of Mozambique
Dema
vaDoma
Native toMozambique
EthnicityVadoma
Native speakers
5,000 (2000)[1]
Language family
Niger–Congo?
Language codes
ISO 639-3dmx
Glottologdema1235

Dema is a Bantu language of Mozambique. It is closely related to Shona. The population has been displaced by the construction of a dam.

Phrases

Greetings = aMukese/muMukese[2]

References

  1. ^ Dema at Ethnologue (18th ed., 2015) (subscription required)
  2. ^ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mlymniKDUEc
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