Makonde
Language Information
Makonde is spoken in southeastern Tanzania and northern Mozambique, on the Makonde Plateau.
Makonde is a Bantu language with about 1.5 million or more speakers. The Makonde are world-renowned for their ebony wood carvings.
Makonde is a Bantu language with about 1.5 million or more speakers. The Makonde are world-renowned for their ebony wood carvings.
- Language Family
- Niger-Congo
- Subgroup
- Benue-Congo
- Branch
- Bantu
Makonde Language Sample
Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 1
Makonde
Vanu vohevohe vaidile n’chilambo valendene. Vanijaliwa ulimala vene. Pavele vanu pave na ulongo.English translation
All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights. They are endowed with reason and conscience and should act towards one another in a spirit of brotherhood.
Source: OHCHR translations of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights