ILWANA LANGUAGE

Ilwana
Ilwana
Malakote
Kiwilwana
Native to	Kenya
Region	Tana River District
Native speakers	22,000 (2019 census)
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu Sabaki Ilwana; ; ; ; ; ; ; ; ;
Language codes
ISO 639-3	mlk
Glottolog	ilwa1237
Guthrie code	E.701
ELP	Kiwilwana

Distinguish the Ilwana dialect of Konongo.

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

References

Ilwana
Malakote
Kiwilwana
Native to	Kenya
Region	Tana River District
Native speakers	22,000 (2019 census)^[1]
Language family	Niger–Congo? Atlantic–Congo Volta-Congo Benue–Congo Bantoid Southern Bantoid Bantu Northeast Coast Bantu Sabaki Ilwana
Language codes
ISO 639-3	`mlk`
Glottolog	`ilwa1237`
Guthrie code	`E.701`^[2]
ELP	Kiwilwana