🇲🇿 What Language Do They Speak in Mozambique?
The short answer
Mozambique's official language is Portuguese, the lingua franca uniting a country of more than 40 Bantu languages, including Makhuwa, Tsonga and Sena. Portuguese fluency is concentrated in the cities; in rural areas, Bantu languages dominate daily life.
Worth knowing
- ●Mozambique is a member of both the Portuguese-speaking world (CPLP) and the Commonwealth
- ●Makhuwa is the largest indigenous language with several million speakers
- ●Mozambican Portuguese has its own melody, shaped by Bantu tone patterns
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