Ilwana language

Ilwana language
Ilwana
Kiwilwana
Malakote
Spoken in Kenya
Region Tana River District
Native speakers 8,000  (1994)
Language family
Niger–Congo
Language codes
ISO 639-3 mlk

Ilwana (Kiwilwana), or Malakote, is a minor Bantu language of Kenya.


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