Lomwe also known as Ellomwe or Elhomwe or Lowe or Western makua is a language spoken in Zambezia Province in Mozambique and Phalombe, Mulanje, Thyolo, Chiradzulu, Zomba, and Liwonde districts in Malawi by the Lomwe people.
Lomwe language has approximately 3,600,000 native speakers.
The language has 5 dialects; Emakhuwa, Lmeetto, Elhomwe, Emihavani and Ekokholani.
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Every day, new words shape our world - from artificial intelligence to blockchain, from climate change to social media.
While languages like English grow and adapt, what about Lomwe?
How do we explain quantum computing in Lomwe?
What's the word for 'cryptocurrency'?
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If not now, when will we start?
If not here, where will it happen?
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